I am not interested in responding to or commenting on the anonymous online survey conducted by the Fraternal Order of Police.  But I will defend the work of the members of this agency.  I will continue, as I have done in the past, to provide statistics and analysis of crime that are factual and can be verified as evidence that our members are extremely effective.

 According to our morning report today, MPD took 34 illegal guns off the streets of Washington, DC, this weekend alone and reduced violent crime by 39% compared to the same weekend last year.  I am keenly aware of the inconvenience schedule changes cause our members and their families, and sincerely appreciate, that in spite of this inconvenience, they continue to work hard to take violent offenders off our streets to protect the citizens of the District of Columbia.

As the Chief of Police, I will continue to make the tough decisions that need to be made to make Washington, D.C. the safest city in America.

Cathy L. Lanier

Chief of Police