Is the "drop in crime" real, or just a masterclass in creative accounting?

Is the "drop in crime" real, or just a masterclass in creative accounting?

May 9, 2026 · 36 min

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Jerome Hill and Victor Hill discuss a federal investigation into the manipulation of violent crime data by the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.

Send us Fan Mail Jerome Hill and former Sheriff Victor Hill pull back the curtain on a bombshell federal investigation into the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. The Department of Justice is currently probing allegations that violent crime data wasn't just mismanaged—it was systematically manipulated. If aggravated assaults were downgraded to simple disputes and robberies relabeled as lost property, the entire foundation of public safety policy and federal funding in the nation...

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Host: Jerome Hill

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Organizations: Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, Department of Justice

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