华盛顿特区监察长发布报告称，该市警察局的犯罪统计系统经历了"长期、系统性的内部控制失效"[1]。报告对2015年至2025年期间的数据进行了审查，虽未发现欺诈意图，但揭示了存在严重的数据分类错误[1]。
根据调查发现，2013年独立审查部门的解散成为问题的根源。该部门被撤销后，犯罪分类错误和不完整的数据说明长期未被发现[1]。美国检察官Jeanine Pirro办公室也发现大量报告被误分类，以降低犯罪率[1]。共和党众议院监督与政府改革委员会则指控前警察局长操纵了数据[1]。
为解决这一系统性问题，监察长提出了5项建议，其中包括建立独立的犯罪报告审查机制[1]。此外，5月份有13名警察因此被停职接受调查，其中11人仍处于停职状态，2人已离职[1]。
Washington D.C.'s Inspector General has released a report documenting what it characterizes as a "prolonged, systemic breakdown" of internal controls within the Metropolitan Police Department's crime statistics system [1]. The investigation examined data spanning from 2015 to 2025 and identified significant classification errors, though it found no evidence of intentional fraud [1].
The report attributes the root of these problems to the 2013 dissolution of an independent review unit that previously caught crime categorization mistakes and incomplete documentation [1]. With this oversight function eliminated, data misclassification went undetected for years. The Inspector General's office has proposed five remedial measures, including the establishment of an independent crime reporting review function [1]. These findings align with earlier investigations: the Republican-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform alleged that a former police chief manipulated data, while U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office discovered numerous reports had been miscategorized to artificially lower crime statistics [1].
The scandal prompted disciplinary action within the department. In May, 13 officers were suspended pending investigation into their involvement; as of the report's publication, 11 remain suspended and two have resigned [1].