DC CrimesSTATS fuckery
Whistleblowers come out stating they’ve been directing to change charges to lower certain crime rates
One veteran DC police officer is blowing the whistle on what he calls years of corruption and crime reclassification by the department.
"If it's a burglary and someone enters the home, but nothing was taken they'll have us re-classify it as Unlawful Entry which brings the crime down from a felony to a misdemeanor,” said the officer, who talked to FOX 5 on the condition of anonymity.Felonies are reported to the FBI – the Uniform Crime Report compiles the statistics, providing a national barometer of violent crime for the record.
“What they do is, if the victim doesn't want to give up any information then they change it to ‘Injured Person to Hospital’,” the officer said.
He noted that the reclassification turns the shooting into an incident, not a crime.
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/dc-officer-says-department-is-massaging-the-numbers-when-it-comes-to-violent-crime