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The Guardian - US
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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Federal prosecutors launch inquiry into Washington DC police over allegedly fudged crime statistics

a police vehicle behind yellow crime scene tape
Police investigate a double shooting of two men on 18 August 2025. Photograph: Andrew Leyden/Getty Images

Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Washington DC police systematically manipulated crime statistics to make the city appear safer than it actually is.

The probe, anonymous sources tell the Washington Post, NBC News and Fox News, being conducted by the US attorney’s office for the District of Columbia under Jeanine Pirro, is the latest escalation between the Trump administration and DC officials over federal control of local policing.

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