The nationwide murder rate fell dramatically in 2025 — in what’s likely the largest single-year drop ever recorded, according ...

A new report shows violent crime, particularly murders, are falling fast, with the U.S. on pace for its largest single-year ...

Federal investigation reveals D.C. police artificially lowered crime statistics through widespread misclassification of ...

A report from the advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety analyzed data from local police departments on nearly 350,000 guns ...

A new interim report released Sunday by the House Oversight Committee alleges that D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith pressured senior commanders to manipulate crime data, directed them to downgrade ...

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A congressional committee's report says the police chief in Washington, D.C., pressured subordinates to manipulate department ...

The Justice Department has notified D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department that it completed its investigation into whether members of the department manipulated crime data to make crime rates appear ...

"Chief Pamela Smith coerced staff to report artificially low crime data and cultivated a culture of fear to achieve her ...

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith has been accused of manipulating crime data to “maintain the appearance of low crime” in a new report released Sunday by the House Committee on Oversight and Government ...