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1. Curious when just a few days ago 13 DC police personnel were placed on leave for falsifying crime statistics

Sun May 10, 2026, 09:48 AM

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The cops are underreporting crime. That’s a fact.

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Violent crime rates plunge in America's big cities [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

Link? RainCaster Sunday #2

I saw an AP one from a couple days ago BumRushDaShow Sunday #10

I was wrong -- they were fired -- and MAGA lies through its teeth Ponietz Sunday #14

Fudging the numbers has become normalized with this admin in place. magicarpet Sunday #6

It will be going up shortly as more and more fall into poverty travelingthrulife Sunday #3

That has been my biggest concern BumRushDaShow Sunday #7

shitstain making sure that crime goes up dave99 Sunday #12

Yeah b/c half the country was 10 degrees for 2 months. bucolic_frolic Sunday #4

Trump maga will claim the drop is because of what trump did oldmanlynn Sunday #9

Yeah, well... when one goes full nazi, one can expect this to happen. OldBaldy1701E Sunday #13

People are pawning their guns to buy groceries and gas. JohnnyRingo Sunday #15

Desperate people do desperate things TexasBushwhacker Sunday #17

All because of ICE dragging off the undesirables, doncha know Bayard Sunday #16

Why would they claim these numbers are fake? SamuelAdams Sunday #18