DC Council Chairman Struggles Under Jim Jordan’s Questions About Allegedly Manipulating Crime Statistics
Washington D.C. Hearing on Crime Statistics During a recent hearing, Washington D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson found it challenging to respond to inquiries from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan about potential manipulation of crime statistics. This session followed the city’s settlement in August with former Metropolitan Police Department Sergeant Charlotte Jusaw over claims of […]
Police Union Leader Claims Officers Manipulated Crime Statistics at Higher-Ups’ Direction
Police Union Claims Crime Data Manipulation The police director has been instructed to inaccurately report crimes, according to the head of the police union in a recent interview. This allegation comes despite claims from local politicians that violent crime rates have dropped significantly, by around one-third. Greg Pembretton, Chairman of the Washington Police Union, stated […]
New DC Arrest Statistics Indicate Trouble for Media’s Recent Anti-Trump Storyline
Crime Focus in Washington D.C. Amid Trump Administration Actions A recent report highlights a collaboration between the Trump administration and local police in Washington, D.C. to address crime in particularly troubled areas. Since August 8, nearly half of the crime-related arrests in D.C. have taken place in Wards 7 and 8. Data analyzed by the […]
City discreetly resolves lawsuit with officer who revealed manipulation of crime statistics.
DC Settles Lawsuit Over Crime Data Manipulation Washington, DC has reached a settlement with a former sergeant of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) who alleged that crimes were deliberately misclassified, and new records seem to support her assertions, according to the Washington Free Beacon. Former Sergeant Charlotte DeJosu filed her lawsuit against the city in […]
Trump selects economist from extreme-right group to lead agency responsible for job statistics
EJ Antoni from the Heritage Foundation was nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after Trump dismissed the previous statistician following an unsatisfactory employment report earlier this month. On his Truth Social Platform, Trump expressed, “Our economy is booming, and EJ ensures that the numbers released are honest and […]
Trump Chooses Conservative Economist to Lead Labor Statistics
Trump Appoints Dr. Eji Antoni as New Commissioner for Bureau of Labor Statistics On Monday, President Donald Trump announced the appointment of conservative economist Dr. Eji Antoni as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This decision follows Trump’s earlier directive to dismiss former BLS commissioner Erica Mantelfer after a report indicated […]
Liberals Assert That Violent Crime in DC Has Decreased While Omitting Certain Types of Assaults from the Statistics
The media is scrutinizing President Donald Trump’s claims regarding violence in Washington, D.C., by highlighting potentially misleading crime statistics. In response to incidents where former staff from his administration were attacked during a carjacking on August 3, Trump has sought to expand the presence of federal law enforcement in D.C. and has assumed control over […]
Montgomery’s mayor discusses crime statistics and the municipal school system
Montgomery has seen some improvements in its crime situation, though there’s still a long way to go, according to Mayor Stephen Reid. During an interview on a recent episode of Alabama Politics, he touched on ongoing crime issues, their roots, and various initiatives being explored to tackle them, including the management of the urban school […]
Yearly crime statistics from the Mobile Police Department indicate a decline in violent crime.
Crime rates in port cities have noticeably decreased over the past year, as highlighted in an annual report from the Mobile Police Department. Officials attribute this decline to the persistent efforts of their leadership across the district. “Overall, all precincts are seeing a drop,” said MPD Chief William Jackson. “Yes, some areas have higher call […]
Illegal sports betting statistics in Alabama are off the board
Legalized gambling legislation has been a hot topic in Alabama throughout 2024. The most commonly agreed upon benefit seems to be the dismantling of the illegal gambling market in the state, but the numbers on illegal sports betting are staggering. The Crimson Tide's historic run to the Final Four certainly helped boost demand: Since the […]