Multiple high-ranking DC police leaders placed on leave after crime stats probe

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Multiple high-ranking DC police leaders placed on leave after crime stats probe

Ciara Wells | [e-mail]
May 5, 2026, 6:40 PM


Interim D.C. police Chief Jeffery Carroll at a news conference on Tuesday. (WTOP/Jimmy Alexander)

Thirteen officials within D.C.’s police department were placed on administrative leave Monday after an internal investigation into allegations of manipulated crime data.

At a news conference Tuesday, interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said 13 officials were placed on administrative leave due to the “allegations of misconduct.” He said he was unable to share further details about the suspensions.

“All 13 members were served … a notice of proposed adverse action,” Carroll said. “No one was fired.”

“I cannot get into any specifics of the investigation. The administrative process must be allowed to take its course, and that process is outlined in our MPD general orders,” he said.

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Ciara Wells
Ciara Wells is the Evening Digital Editor at WTOP. She is a graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining WTOP, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.

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1. Fraud within the police department? I'm shocked I tell you

No one was fired? Not shocking at all. Another thing doesn’t surprise me — police are underreporting actual crime rates.