Internal D.C. police probe details examples of misclassified crime statistics
The Washington Post • • nation
Key Points:
- D.C. police commander LaShay Makal instructed a sergeant in March 2024 to review the high volume of theft reports in their Southeast Washington district.
- The sergeant found that some theft reports could be downgraded to lesser offenses or classified as lost property.
- One suspicious case involved missing televisions from an apartment where the resident had been absent for two weeks and no forced entry was evident.
- The sergeant suggested reclassifying about two dozen reports, indicating potential overreporting or misclassification of theft incidents.
