The Brief A report by D.C.'s inspector general detailed a breakdown in MPD's crime reporting. The report claims the police department suffered a "systemic breakdown" in crime reporting over 10 years. A new report released Tuesday by D.C.’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) revealed that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) suffered a "prolonged and systemic breakdown" in its crime reporting systems over 10 years, from 2015 to 2025. However, the report stops short of finding that MPD intentionally misreported crime data or deliberately misled the public. Security and accuracy vulnerabilitiesWhat we know:The OIG report noted that the system's flaws left crime data vulnerable to potential manipulation.