Washington crime stats system experienced a 'systemic breakdown' of internal controls, report says

A report by Washington, D.C.'s inspector general found a prolonged systemic breakdown in the Metropolitan Police Department's crime statistics internal controls from 2015 to 2025, leading to classification errors and unreliable data. The report recommended establishing an independent review function and highlighted the 2013 dissolution of a prior oversight unit as a contributing factor. The findings followed federal scrutiny over alleged data manipulation and Trump's federalized law enforcement efforts in the city.