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Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police
Coverage of Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police in the Nexus archive.
- Washington crime stats system experienced a ‘systemic breakdown’ of internal controls, report says
The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police’s crime statistics collection experienced a prolonged systemic breakdown of internal controls, according to a report by the city’s inspector general. The report followed federal government accusations that the department manipulated crime figures.