The mayor also said regardless of the results of the two investigations, crime did drop significantly between 2023 and 2025.
WASHINGTON — As allegations of crime data being manipulated continue to mar D.C.’s police department, Mayor Muriel Bowser said some changes will come to how the Metropolitan Police Department deals with the statistics on Wednesday.
Former Police Chief Pamela Smith stepped down at the end of 2025 amidst the allegations, though she vehemently denied them. Currently, there are two investigations going on, one from MPD’s own Internal Affairs Division and one from D.C.’s Office of the
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