Senate Republicans on Wednesday spotlighted violent crime in Washington, D.C., during a press conference featuring testimony from Washington Examiner reporter Anna Giaritelli, who said her assault was mishandled and never counted in official crime data.

“I had no idea that D.C. police were and continue to cover up crime until I became a victim and went and looked for my own crime stats and found none,” said Giaritelli, who shared her personal story but didn’t wade into politics.