Jeanine Pirro, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, announced Monday that, after reviewing thousands of crime reports by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), her office has determined that the department misclassified many of them to make it appear crime in DC was much lower than it really was.
Pirro’s announcement comes just one week after then-DC police chief Pamela Smith announced that she was resigning from her position as Chief.
Earlier this year, the Justice Department opened an investigation into allegations that Smith’s deputies had manipulated crime data. Reportedly, about three dozen rank-and-file officers and detectives had filed complaints with the Justice Department, accusing top officials on the department of reclassifying crimes to make the city’s crime data appear less serious.
Pirro announced in a post on X:
President Trump has reduced crime in DC even more than originally thought. The uncovering of manipulated crime statistics in the MPD makes clear that crime was higher than reported.
FULL STATEMENT:
In August 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office in DC began an investigation into MPD’s reported deflation of crime statistics. The need for accurate information to fight crime is essential.
After a review of almost 6000 reports and the interview of over 50 witnesses, it is evident that a significant number of reports had been misclassified, making crime appear artificially lower than it was.
The uncovering of these manipulated crime statistics makes clear that President Trump has reduced crime even more than originally thought, since crimes were actually higher than reported. His crime fighting efforts have delivered even more safety to the people of the District.
The conduct here does not rise to the level of a criminal charge. However, it is up to MPD to take steps to internally address these underlying issues.
President Trump has reduced crime in DC even more than originally thought. The uncovering of manipulated crime statistics in the MPD makes clear that crime was higher than reported.
FULL STATEMENT:
In August 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office in DC began an investigation…
— US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro) December 15, 2025
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