Violent crime in D.C. has become a national political issue, with President Donald Trump declaring a crime emergency and ...

The top police official in Washington, D.C., pressured commanders to lower classifications of crime and retaliated against those who reported spikes, creating a widespread culture of fear and ...

D.C. crime statistics – and News4’s own reporting – are in the spotlight after President Donald Trump federalized the city’s police department on Monday. The president questioned MPD crime statistics ...

(CNN) — The Trump Justice Department is investigating whether Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime data, according to two sources. The investigation, which is being run by ...

Federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., manipulated crime statistics. The investigation comes amid an escalating political showdown between ...

The 23-year veteran has served as Smith’s understudy since 2023 and inherits a police force that is grappling with declining crime levels, a deportation-minded Trump administration eager for the MPD’s ...

The Justice Department is investigating whether the Washington, DC police department manipulated crime statistics to make the district seem more safe than it actually is. “We’re of course looking into ...