House Oversight Committee Demands DC Police Records on Alleged Crime Data Manipulation

Comer looks into high-ranking DC police officials for manipulating crime statistics

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) on Tuesday sent a letter to the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., requesting information about an investigation into high-ranking officials allegedly manipulating crime statistics. Comer, who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that oversees the District, sent a letter to Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll requesting that he provide all materials related to an Internal Affairs Depart…

At Least 15 High-Ranking D.C. Police Officials Are Implicated in a Sweeping Internal Investigation of Crime Statistics

The sustained findings against at least 15 high-ranking officials come as Republicans in Congress have renewed their focus on crime in D.C.

House Republicans demand D.C. police report on allegedly altered crime numbers

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer demanded that the Metropolitan Police Department share the findings of its internal investigation into alleged crime data manipulation, in which police brass reportedly fudged numbers to cover up how severe crime is in the District.

House Oversight Committee demands DC police records on alleged crime data manipulation

A recent Internal Affairs investigation found "substantiated claims" against MPD leadership, alleging the department underreported crime numbers, according to the House Oversight Committee.

Comer Requests Records from D.C. Crime Cover-Up

Chairman James Comer (R-KY) of the House Oversight Committee is demanding that the Washington, D.C., Interim Chief of Police Carroll hand over data surrounding the reporting of crime data. “The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is continuing its investigation of Metropolitan Police Department’s practices regarding the reporting of D.C.’s crime data,” Comer wrote in a letter to Carroll. “In December 2025, the Committee released an inte…

Comer requests all MPD data related to internal investigation into manipulated DC crime data

A House Oversight report last year found the then-outgoing police chief manipulated crime statistics by pressuring commanders to create the appearance that the situation in the nation's capital is better than the numbers in fact show.