WASHINGTON — DC Police Chief Pamela Smith pushed officers to lower crime statistics “by any means necessary,” including by categorizing even some violent offenses so they weren’t reported publicly, ...

D.C.'s Office of Police Complaints (OPC) said it received 1,065 complaints in FY2025, an increase of 13% compared to FY2024.

Law enforcement officers and community members gathered in Landover, Maryland, to honor D.C. Police officer Terry Bennett, who died after being struck while aiding a stranded driver on I‑695.

D.C. police are investigating an assault that was possibly "hate-motivated" following an incident in the Logan Circle area.

D.C.’s interim police chief sent a letter Saturday to Councilmember Brooke Pinto responding to her letter from last month, in which she pressed for answers about the Metropolitan Police Department’s ...