MPD officials face termination over alleged crime statistics manipulation
Updated
Updated · NBC Washington · May 4
MPD officials face termination over alleged crime statistics manipulation
10 articles · Updated · NBC Washington · May 4
At least three Metropolitan Police Department officials in Washington, including commanders Michael Pulliam and Tatjana Savoy and a captain, received papers from internal affairs.
Multiple other officials could be fired or disciplined as absences at a Monday crime briefing signalled widening fallout; interim chief Jeffery Carroll declined comment.
The action follows late-2025 federal reports calling MPD crime data unreliable, accusing former chief Pamela Smith of pressuring downgrades, and comes after Donald Trump cited “phony” numbers in a federal takeover.
Thirteen officials were fired but none face criminal charges. Where is the line between police mismanagement and a punishable crime?
What was D.C.'s real crime rate during the cover-up, and how many victims' cases were neglected as a result?