D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith has been accused of manipulating crime data to “maintain the appearance of low crime” in a new report released Sunday by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

The interim staff report came from transcribed interviews with the commanders of all seven D.C. patrol districts, as well as one former commander currently placed on suspended leave, according to a news release .

The report alleges Smith “punished and removed officers for reporting accurate crime numbers and fostered a toxic culture.”

D.C. police Chief Pamela Smith recently announced she is stepping down at the end of the month after two years leading the department.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office told WTOP they “are reviewing the report.”

Read the full report here .

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