Mayor Bowser on Whether D.C. Police Manipulated Crime Stats: ‘We Know That Crime Has Gone Down in Our City’

Reporter Could you respond ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department investigation ░░░░░░░░ whether the Metropolitan Police ░░░░░░░░ allegedly manipulated crime stats ░░░░░░░░ BOWSER I m happy ░░░░░░░░ respond and I ll ░░░░░░░░ say this Whatever questions ░░░░░░░░ asked or inquiry we ░░░░░░░░ respond and we will ░░░░░░░░ with any investigation We ░░░░░░░░ that crime has gone ░░░░░░░░ in our city and ░░░░░░░░ has gone down precipitously ░░░░░░░░ the last two years ░░░░░░░░ of a lot of ░░░░░░░░ work changes to our ░░░░░░░░ safety ecosystem including changes ░░░░░░░░ the law And we ░░░░░░░░ that those facts don ░░░░░░░░ comport to what some ░░░░░░░░ are saying but those ░░░░░░░░ the facts So any ░░░░░░░░ about data from DoJ ░░░░░░░░ will happily answer Yeah ░░░░░░░░ 2 A follow up ░░░░░░░░ that question In regards ░░░░░░░░ the allegations there also ░░░░░░░░ against your office and ░░░░░░░░ s being done are ░░░░░░░░ talking about the fact ░░░░░░░░ in May you also ░░░░░░░░ have a commander who ░░░░░░░░ placed on administrative leave ░░░░░░░░ similar suspicions That was ░░░░░░░░ in May Can you ░░░░░░░░ us on that investigation ░░░░░░░░ I ll ask another ░░░░░░░░ after that BOWSER I ░░░░░░░░ t really have an ░░░░░░░░ to that investigation but ░░░░░░░░ will say that was ░░░░░░░░ investigation initiated by the ░░░░░░░░ and I m not ░░░░░░░░ if it s concluded ░░░░░░░░ I ll ask the ░░░░░░░░ to talk about that.”