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Interim Chief Suspends 13 MPD Officials Over Data Misclassification

5/10/2026

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Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll placed 13 Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials on leave and issued termination notices over alleged crime-data misclassification.
Investigators found no evidence former chief Pamela Smith ordered the changes, though her leadership fostered the culture that led to them.
Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city will revise MPD crime-statistic procedures and noted sharp declines in homicides, carjackings and robberies from 2023 to 2025.

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Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll placed 13 Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials on leave and issued termination notices over alleged crime-data misclassification.
Investigators found no evidence former chief Pamela Smith ordered the changes, though her leadership fostered the culture that led to them.
Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city will revise MPD crime-statistic procedures and noted sharp declines in homicides, carjackings and robberies from 2023 to 2025.