DC Police Leaders Stand Accused of Manipulating Data To Make Violent Crime Appear Lower. Here's How It Happens.

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In Washington, D.C., simple assault, a misdemeanor offense, is defined as "any attempt or effort, with force or violence, to do injury to the person of another." But the city's police department does not consider it to be a "violent crime." That designation is reserved for "assault with a dangerous weapon," a felony offense.

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