"She came in at a very challenging time for our community, when there was significant urgency to reverse the crime trends our city was facing post pandemic. Within a year of her tenure, we opened the Real-Time Crime Center. We deployed newer and better technology. We worked with the Council to pass comprehensive legislation that prioritizes accountability. And Chief Smith got all of this done while also navigating unprecedented challenges and attacks on our city's autonomy."
"We deployed newer and better technology. We worked with the Council to pass comprehensive legislation that prioritizes accountability. And Chief Smith got all of this done while also navigating unprecedented challenges and attacks on our city's autonomy. Chief Smith dramatically drove down violent crime, drove down the homicide rate to its lowest levels in eight years, and helped us restore a sense of safety and accountability in our neighborhoods. We are grateful for her service to Washington, DC."
Pamela Smith is stepping down after two and a half years as chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed Smith in July 2023, making her the second woman and first Black woman to permanently lead the agency since 1861. Smith opened the Real‑Time Crime Center, deployed new technology, and helped pass comprehensive accountability legislation with the Council. Smith is credited with reducing violent crime and lowering the homicide rate to its lowest level in eight years. Separately, US Democrats urged the administration to release video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat that killed eleven people and prompted accusations of unlawful force.
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