Metropolitan Police Department
DC police; Inspector General found a decade of weak crime-data controls, commanders served termination papers over alleged stat manipulation
Agency· District of Columbia · in the record since Aug 2025
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Jeffery Carroll was named interim MPD chief on 17 December 2025 after Chief Pamela Smith announced she was stepping down.
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- Police1 (Associated Press) — Jeffery Carroll named interim D.C. police chief
Veteran police officer Jeffery Carroll will take over as interim chief of Washington’s police force, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday, after it was announced earlier this month that the department’s leader was stepping down.
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MPD's records management system is Mark43, which the Inspector General found lacked controls to enforce reporting standards and govern who could access and change data.
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- oig.dc.govDocument
Mark43, MPD's current RMS, lacked both the technical controls to enforce basic reporting standards and the governed access structure necessary to protect data integrity.
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The Mayor's proposed FY2027 operating budget for MPD is about $688 million, 14% more than the approved FY2026 budget.14% · $688M
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- MPD FY27 Budget Hearing testimony, 29 April 2026DocumentFY27 Budget Overview
The Mayor’s FY27 operating budget for MPD provides funding of approximately $688 million, an increase of 14 percent from the approved FY26 budget.
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On 25 August 2025 the House Oversight Committee opened an investigation into allegations that MPD leadership manipulated DC crime data, requesting interviews with all seven district commanders.
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- Oversight Committee Launches Investigation into Allegations of Manipulated and Inaccurate Crime Data by D.C. MPD LeadershipDocument
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation following disturbing allegations and whistleblower disclosures suggesting that leadership within the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C., deliberately manipulated crime data in the District of Columbia.
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In May 2026 MPD internal affairs issued termination papers to at least three officials under investigation for allegedly manipulating crime statistics, including commanders Michael Pulliam and Tatjana Savoy.
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- NBC Washington — At least 3 MPD officials under investigation over crime stats may be fired
At least three Metropolitan Police Department officials who were under investigation for allegedly manipulating crime statistics were issued termination papers by the internal affairs office, law enforcement sources tell News4. Two of the officials are commanders, sources said; another is a captain.