Muriel Bowser promises changes to MPD's crime data release process
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday suggested officials will reassess all crime data after the city’s police department was embroiled in accusations that it twisted statistics to burnish its image.
TL;DR
- Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans to reassess all crime data due to accusations of manipulation by the MPD.
- Over a dozen MPD officers are on leave amid an internal investigation, and several top officials have been terminated.
- Bowser stated that repercussions would follow if data was deliberately distorted to improve the department's image.
- The Inspector General is conducting an investigation, with a report expected soon.
- Congress is also probing concerns about potential data manipulation.
- The alleged manipulation occurred during former police chief Pamela Smith's leadership.