Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith ended her first year as the District's top cop Wednesday by overseeing a major decline in the deadly shootings and rampant carjackings that were terrorizing the city when she took over.
Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith steered the District to a 33% drop in violent crime so far in 2024 as she finished her first full year on the job Wednesday Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith ended her first year as the District’s top cop Wednesday by overseeing a major decline in the deadly shootings and rampant carjackings that were terrorizing the city when she took over.
But the veteran federal police officer said she knew crunching the right numbers and building connections with residents would pay off in the long-term. The results speak for themselves: police data shows violent crime is down 33% year-over-year, with significant drops in homicides , carjackings , and robberies .
When the police needed to make arrests, she said relationships with locals built during regular safety walks convinced them to come forward as witnesses. Most congressional hearings on D.C. crime took place before Chief Smith became top cop. Still, the chief said her main takeaway from that episode was knowing to be upfront with people when there is a spike in crime, as well as when there’s a reduction.
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