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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is some light reading for you. This is just a sampling of information that can be found if one wants to hear the truth.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/the-trick-to-dc-police-forces-94percent-closure-rate-for-2011-homicides/2012/01/30/gIQATErbMR_story.html

http://georgetownvoice.com/2012/02/23/mpd%E2%80%99s-bogus-statistics-betray-public-trust/

Article reporting how Lanier manipulates her crime closure rates. If she manipulates the data boosting her effectiveness in closing homicides, one can infer that she has no problem manipulating the data concerning a decrease in crime. [/QUOTE]

You did read the rather extraordinary editor's note in the lead in there, right? The one that essentially disavows the earlier misleading version of the story, and includes the following:

In fact, as the article reported, the department has followed practices consistent with federal crime-data guidelines and relied upon the same methodology used by other major municipal police agencies. The department hasn’t altered the ways it calculates homicide-closure rates since Cathy L. Lanier became chief in 2007, and it discloses its methodology in its annual report.

Oooh, that sneaky Lanier. Continuing the methodology used by her predecessor, following practices consistent with federal crime-data guidelines, and using the same methodology as other major municipal police agencies,  all of which is disclosed publicly.

Cunning.

[quote]http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/city-desk/blog/13066748/human-rights-watch-mpd-officers-blame-intimidate-sex-crime-victims

Here's one where the Human Rights Watch accuse and show data where Lanier made excuses for erroneous data concerning sexual assault victims. HRW accused MPD of misclassifying, failing to investigate, or intimidating victims to dropping their reports.  Sound personally familiar in my case. [/quote]

The allegations that were largely debunked here (Note: not that MPD investigators did not make mistakes or that processes could not be improved, as it sounds you can attest):

http://mpdc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mpdc/page_content/attachments/Crowell-Moring_Report%20-%20MPD%20and%20HRW.pdf

Remember, these entities, even well-meaning advocacy groups, have agendas which cannot help but affect their claims. Which provides a nice transition to..

[quote]http://dailycaller.com/2015/09/04/dc-police-union-says-mayor-is-lying-about-crime-stats/

The people out on the street know what is going on.

http://dcpoliceunion.com/blog/crime-has-decreased-under-chief-cathy-lanier-false[/quote]

The DailyCaller citing union leaders who are orchestrating a no confidence vote on the eve of union elections? Union leaders claiming crime is bad, and that oh by the way, they need more dues paying union members?

I'm shocked.[/quote]

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