Bowser promises changes to MPD’s crime data release process

Published May 7, 2026 9:01am ET



District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday suggested officials will reassess all crime data after the city’s police department was embroiled in accusations that it twisted statistics to burnish its image.

Bowser spoke to reporters after revelations that over a dozen Metropolitan Police Department officers were placed on leave earlier this week amid an internal investigation into the scandal. Several top-ranking police officials were terminated, sparking praise from the district’s police union as a “long overdue step toward justice and the restoration of integrity within MPD.” Bowser weighed in as well, saying there would be “repercussions” if investigations determined data was deliberately distorted.

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