DOJ investigating whether DC officials falsified crime data

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into Washington crime reporting data as President Trump clashes with city leaders over his takeover of local police.

The investigation, led by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for D.C., comes from the same office that earlier this year publicized that violent crime in Washington had reached a 30-year low.

Trump has claimed crime in the nation’s capital is worse than what the data shows, even as city officials release reams of data showing falling crime in a number of categories since a spike in 2023...