High-ranking officials within Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department have been terminated for systematically falsifying crime statistics ahead of President Trump’s federal crackdown, according to internal investigations. Multiple command staff members—including Commanders Michael Pulliam and Tatjana Savoy—were issued termination papers after being implicated in deliberately downgrading violent felonies such as assaults with dangerous weapons, robberies, and burglaries to appear as minor misdemeanors.
The D.C. Police Union confirmed that these actions directly followed an Internal Affairs investigation into the deliberate manipulation of crime data under former Chief Pamela Smith’s leadership. The union highlighted a stark discrepancy: U.S. Attorney’s Office reports revealed a 1.72% increase in violent crime for 2024, while the District falsely claimed a 28.32% decrease—data fabricated through pressure on patrol commanders to misclassify incidents.
Current interim Chief Jeffrey Carroll abolished the Office of Patrol Operations, previously led by Assistant Chief Andre Wright, who is now on administrative leave for separate misconduct. Former Chief Pamela Smith resigned in December 2025 after initial reports exposed the corruption scheme, which left thousands of cases uninvestigated and victims denied justice.
The scandal underscores a pattern of coercion that allowed dangerous criminals to evade accountability while residents were misled by falsified crime statistics. Multiple officials face termination or disciplinary action for their roles in this systematic data manipulation.