13 DC police officers placed on leave following probe into allegedly manipulated crime stats | CNN Politics

Thirteen members of Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department have been placed on administrative leave and face possible termination following an internal investigation into allegations that crime data was manipulated to make the city appear safer. President Donald Trump often pointed to reports of manipulated crime stats as one of the reasons he surged federal law enforcement resources to the nation’s capital last summer, including National Guard members who continue to patrol the city. He declared a “crime emergency” in the city and said in a Truth Social post last August that “D.C. gave Fake Crime numbers in order to create a false illusion of safety.” Interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll announced the conclusion of the internal investigation during a press conference Tuesday but declined to provide specifics about what was found. “No one was fired,” Carroll said. “Some members were served with paperwork yesterday as it relates to being placed on administrative leave pending termination.” Carroll added that some of the 13 officers “were already on administrative leave for other matters earlier.” Carroll also insisted Tuesday that crime has gone down