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| image = Chief Davis Photo-No background- 2024.jpg |
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| caption = Davis in |
| caption = Davis in 2024 |
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| alt = A picture of Davis at a pride parade in June 2017 |
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| office2 = [[Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department]] |
| office2 = [[Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department]] |
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| term_start2 = July 8, 2015{{ref label|aaa|a}} |
| term_start2 = July 8, 2015{{ref label|aaa|a}} |
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| term_end2 = January 19, 2018 |
| term_end2 = January 19, 2018 |
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| predecessor2 = [[Anthony Batts]] |
| predecessor2 = [[Anthony Batts]] |
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| office4 = Chief of the [[Prince George's County Police Department]] |
| office4 = Chief of the [[Prince George's County Police Department]] |
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| term_start4 = 2009 |
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| office3 = Chief of the [[Anne Arundel County Police Department]] |
| office3 = Chief of the [[Anne Arundel County Police Department]] |
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| term_start3 = July 12, 2013 |
| term_start3 = July 12, 2013 |
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| term_end3 = December 1, 2014 |
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| term_end3 = December 1, 2014<ref>{{cite web|last=Hedgpeth|first=Dana|last2=Zauzmer|first2=Julie|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/anne-arundel-county-police-chief-to-resign-dec-1/2014/11/11/ea70b9cc-69a6-11e4-9fb4-a622dae742a2_story.html|title=Anne Arundel County police and fire chiefs to step down|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=February 21, 2024|website=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> |
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| office1 = Chief of the [[Fairfax County Police Department]] |
| office1 = Chief of the [[Fairfax County Police Department]] |
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| term_start1 = May 3, 2021 |
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| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[College Park, Maryland]]}} |
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| education = [[Johns Hopkins University]] |
| education = {{ubl|[[Towson University]]|[[Johns Hopkins University]]}} |
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| department = {{ubl|[[Prince George's County Police Department]]|[[Anne Arundel County Police Department]]|[[Baltimore Police Department]]|[[Fairfax County Police Department]]}} |
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| years = 1992–present |
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| footnotes = a. {{note|aaa||Acting until October 19, 2015}} |
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'''Kevin Davis''' (born |
'''Kevin Davis''' (born 1968 or 1969)<ref name="Zellers2">{{Cite web |last=Zellers |first=Zoe |date=July 8, 2015 |title=Bio box: Kevin Davis, interim Baltimore police commissioner |url=https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/bio-box-kevin-davis-interim-baltimore-police-commissioner |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220025709/https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/bio-box-kevin-davis-interim-baltimore-police-commissioner |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[WBFF]] |language=en}}</ref> is an American police officer. After joining the [[Prince George's County Police Department]] in 1992, he served as the chief of the Prince George's County Police Department and [[Anne Arundel County Police Department]] from 2009 to 2012 and 2013 to 2014, respectively. After resigning as the chief of the Anne Arundel County Police Department, he became the [[commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department]] in 2015, selected by then-[[Baltimore]] mayor [[Stephanie Rawlings-Blake]] to replace [[Anthony Batts]]. He served as the commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department until his departure in January 2018 as crime rates increased. Three years later, in 2021, he was named the chief of the [[Fairfax County Police Department]]. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Davis was born in [[College Park, Maryland]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Saliqa |date=July 9, 2015 |title=Meet Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/meet-baltimore-s-interim-police-commissioner-kevin-davis/7094645 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[WBAL-TV]] |language=en}}</ref> |
Davis was born in [[College Park, Maryland]], around 1968 or 1969.<ref name="Zellers2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Saliqa |date=July 9, 2015 |title=Meet Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/meet-baltimore-s-interim-police-commissioner-kevin-davis/7094645 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[WBAL-TV]] |language=en |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220024959/https://www.wbaltv.com/article/meet-baltimore-s-interim-police-commissioner-kevin-davis/7094645 |url-status=live }}</ref> His grandfather and great-grandfather served as high-ranked firefighters of the [[District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department]], and his father worked as a [[Prince George's County Police Department]] police officer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Meredith |date=August 21, 2013 |title=County Executive Appoints Kevin Davis Anne Arundel's Chief Of Police |url=https://www.pasadenavoice.com/stories/county-executive-appoints-kevin-davis-anne-arundels-chief-of-police,20128 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Pasadena Voice |language=en |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220032158/https://www.pasadenavoice.com/stories/county-executive-appoints-kevin-davis-anne-arundels-chief-of-police,20128 |url-status=live }}</ref> He graduated from the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]'s [[FBI National Academy|national academy]] and executive institute.<ref name=":1" /> Davis has received a [[bachelor's degree]] in English from [[Towson University]]<ref name=":0" /> and a [[master's degree]] in management from [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Handore |first=Pratik |date=May 3, 2022 |title=Is Kevin Davis Based on a Real Person? Where is He Now? |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/is-kevin-davis-based-on-a-real-person-where-is-he-now/ |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=The Cinemaholic |language=en-US |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612150331/https://thecinemaholic.com/is-kevin-davis-based-on-a-real-person-where-is-he-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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[[File:Kevin Davis at Justice.jpeg|alt=Kevin Davis, then-commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, speaks in uniform reporting the results of an operation at a United States government building.|thumb|Davis speaking at the [[Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building]] in 2016]] |
[[File:Kevin Davis at Justice.jpeg|alt=Kevin Davis, then-commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, speaks in uniform reporting the results of an operation at a United States government building.|thumb|Davis speaking at the [[Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building]] in 2016]] |
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⚫ | Davis first served as a Prince George's County Police Department patrol officer in 1992, before being promoted as the police chief in 2009.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2015 |title=Who Is Baltimore's Interim Commissioner Kevin Davis? |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/who-is-baltimores-interim-commissioner-kevin-davis/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[CBS Baltimore]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220160819/https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/who-is-baltimores-interim-commissioner-kevin-davis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, under police chief Davis, the Prince George's County Police Department recorded one of its lowest homicide rates since 1986.<ref name=":0" /> He then became the police chief for the [[Anne Arundel County Police Department]] a year later before resigning in December 2014.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2013 |title=New Anne Arundel police chief sworn in |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/new-anne-arundel-police-chief-sworn-in/7081491 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[WBAL-TV]] |language=en |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220160818/https://www.wbaltv.com/article/new-anne-arundel-police-chief-sworn-in/7081491 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In January 2015, Davis became the deputy commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, serving under commissioner [[Anthony Batts]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Saliqa |date=January 21, 2015 |title=Former AA Co. police chief heads to Baltimore |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/former-anne-arundel-county-police-chief-heads-to-baltimore/7091422 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[WBAL-TV]] |language=en |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220161728/https://www.wbaltv.com/article/former-anne-arundel-county-police-chief-heads-to-baltimore/7091422 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 8 that year, then-Baltimore mayor [[Stephanie Rawlings-Blake]] replaced Batts with Davis as the interim commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Jason |date=July 8, 2015 |title=Meet Baltimore's New Top Cop Tasked With Stopping A Surge In Violence |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonwells/meet-baltimores-new-top-cop-tasked-with-stopping-surge-in-vi |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[[BuzzFeed]] |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221033237/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonwells/meet-baltimores-new-top-cop-tasked-with-stopping-surge-in-vi |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cassie |first=Ron |date=October 20, 2015 |title=Kevin Davis Confirmed as New City Police Chief |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/davis-confirmed-as-new-city-police-chief/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[Baltimore Magazine]] |language=en-US |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627205909/https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/davis-confirmed-as-new-city-police-chief/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Baltimore City Council]] voted in favor for Davis to officially become commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department on October 19, 2015, with Davis having acted as the commissioner since the firing of Batts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearson |first=Michael |date=October 19, 2015 |title=Baltimore police commissioner gets permanent post |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/19/us/baltimore-police-commissioner-kevin-davis/index.html |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221033237/https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/19/us/baltimore-police-commissioner-kevin-davis/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fandos |first=Nicholas |date=October 19, 2015 |title=Kevin Davis Is Sworn In as Chief of Baltimore Police |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/us/kevin-davis-is-sworn-in-as-chief-of-baltimore-police.html |access-date=February 20, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221033237/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/us/kevin-davis-is-sworn-in-as-chief-of-baltimore-police.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, several hours later, protestors occupied [[Baltimore City Hall]] in protest of the appointment of Davis as the commissioner of the city's law enforcement agency, which resulted in the arrest of 16 protestors.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Colin |last2=Rector |first2=Kevin |date=October 15, 2015 |title=Protesters occupy City Hall after Kevin Davis' appointment hearing |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/10/15/protesters-occupy-city-hall-after-kevin-davis-appointment-hearing/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221033237/https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/10/15/protesters-occupy-city-hall-after-kevin-davis-appointment-hearing/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2015 |title=Protestors Downtown After Confirmation Of City Police Comm. Kevin Davis |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/city-council-expected-to-vote-on-police-commissioner-kevin-davis/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[[CBS Baltimore]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221033237/https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/city-council-expected-to-vote-on-police-commissioner-kevin-davis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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⚫ | Davis first served as a Prince George's County Police Department patrol officer in 1992, before being promoted as the police chief in 2009.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2015 |title=Who Is Baltimore's Interim Commissioner Kevin Davis? |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/who-is-baltimores-interim-commissioner-kevin-davis/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[CBS Baltimore]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2012, under police chief Davis, the Prince George's County Police Department recorded one of its lowest homicide rates since 1986.<ref name=":0" /> He then became the police chief for the [[Anne Arundel County Police Department]] a year later before resigning in December 2014.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2013 |title=New Anne Arundel police chief sworn in |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/new-anne-arundel-police-chief-sworn-in/7081491 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[WBAL-TV]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2016, 300 homicides were recorded in Baltimore, a slight decrease in homicides from the previous year, but Davis responded "we're still not where we want to be".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linderman |first=Juliet |date=December 13, 2016 |title=Baltimore hits 300 homicides for the year |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-d9795861e17142dbb24e605cfd223c09 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221033237/https://apnews.com/general-news-d9795861e17142dbb24e605cfd223c09 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, a year later, the homicide rate increased to 343 deaths, which was recorded as the highest rate of yearly homicides ever in Baltimore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2018 |title=Baltimore police commissioner Kevin Davis replaced by mayor amid record murder rate |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/baltimore-police-commissioner-kevin-davis-replaced-mayor-amid-record-murder-n839091 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[[NBC News]] |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221153624/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/baltimore-police-commissioner-kevin-davis-replaced-mayor-amid-record-murder-n839091 |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, on January 19, 2018, Davis was fired and replaced with [[Darryl D. De Sousa]] as commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department by [[Baltimore]] mayor [[Catherine Pugh]], with Pugh stating that she was "impatient" with Davis regarding increasing crime rates in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rector |first=Kevin |date=January 19, 2018 |title=Baltimore Police commissioner Kevin Davis fired by Mayor Pugh, citing rising crime |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2018/01/19/baltimore-police-commissioner-kevin-davis-fired-by-mayor-pugh-citing-rising-crime/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220024959/https://www.baltimoresun.com/2018/01/19/baltimore-police-commissioner-kevin-davis-fired-by-mayor-pugh-citing-rising-crime/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oppel Jr. |first1=Richard A. |last2=Bromwich |first2=Jonah Engel |date=January 19, 2018 |title=Baltimore Fires Another Police Commissioner, After Record High Murder Rate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/us/baltimore-police-commissioner-fired.html |access-date=February 20, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220152700/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/us/baltimore-police-commissioner-fired.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Saliqa A. |last2=Collins |first2=David |last3=Miller |first3=Jayne |last4=Robinson |first4=Lisa |date=January 20, 2018 |title=Baltimore mayor fires police commissioner, citing need to reduce violence |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/mayor-pugh-fire-bpd-commissioner-kevin-davis/15411273 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[WBAL-TV]] |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222192803/https://www.wbaltv.com/article/mayor-pugh-fires-bpd-commissioner-kevin-davis/15411273 |url-status=live }}</ref> Davis later stated that serving as commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department was an "honor of his lifetime".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andersen |first=Kelly |date=June 4, 2018 |title=Ex-BPD commissioner Kevin Davis speaks out for first time since his firing |url=https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/ex-bpd-commissioner-kevin-davis-speaks-out-for-first-time-since-his-firing |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[WBFF]] |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222004844/https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/ex-bpd-commissioner-kevin-davis-speaks-out-for-first-time-since-his-firing |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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⚫ | On April 23, 2021, Davis was named as the police chief of the [[Fairfax County Police Department]], first serving on May 3.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jouvendal |first=Justin |date=April 23, 2021 |title=Fairfax County taps former Baltimore chief to be next police leader |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/kevin-davis-fairfax-chief/2021/04/23/5bdb887a-a46b-11eb-85fc-06664ff4489d_story.html |access-date=February 22, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Michael |date=May 4, 2021 |title=Shadow Of Lawsuits Hangs Over New Police Chief In Fairfax |url=https://patch.com/virginia/reston/shadow-lawsuits-hangs-over-new-police-chief-fairfax |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[Patch Media]] |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222025500/https://patch.com/virginia/reston/shadow-lawsuits-hangs-over-new-police-chief-fairfax |url-status=live }}</ref> However, on May 26, the [[Fairfax County Democratic Committee]] called for Davis to be fired as the police chief of the Fairfax County Police Department after concerns over his law enforcement history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taube |first=David |date=May 26, 2021 |title=Fairfax Dems Call for Chief Davis to Be Fired |url=https://www.restonnow.com/2021/05/26/fairfax-county-dems-call-for-firing-of-new-police-chief/ |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=Reston Now |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004162727/https://www.restonnow.com/2021/05/26/fairfax-county-dems-call-for-firing-of-new-police-chief/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite this, Davis continued to serve as the police chief of the law enforcement agency, although certain types of crime, including [[domestic violence]] and [[motor vehicle theft]], rose during Davis' tenure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Massimo |first=Rick |date=May 4, 2022 |title=1 year into new job, Fairfax Co. police chief talks reform |url=https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2022/05/fairfax-co-chief-on-police-reform-and-the-crime-that-scares-me-the-most/ |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[WTOP-FM]] |language=en |archive-date=May 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526195005/https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2022/05/fairfax-co-chief-on-police-reform-and-the-crime-that-scares-me-the-most/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Davis, along with the Fairfax County Police Department, also faced a staffing shortage in 2022, prompting Davis to declare a staffing emergency in July that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minock |first=Nick |date=July 28, 2021 |title=Fairfax County police chief declares personnel emergency amid staff shortage |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-county-police-chief-kevin-davis-virginia-descano-miyares-youngkin-nova-law-enforcement-declares-personnel-emergency-amid-staff-shortage-officer-patrol-raise-overtime-union |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[WJLA-TV]] |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222031631/https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-county-police-chief-kevin-davis-virginia-descano-miyares-youngkin-nova-law-enforcement-declares-personnel-emergency-amid-staff-shortage-officer-patrol-raise-overtime-union |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Minock |first=Nick |date=August 3, 2022 |title=Fairfax Co. Police Chief Kevin Davis speaks to 7News after announcing a staffing emergency |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-co-police-chief-kevin-davis-speaks-to-7news-after-announcing-a-staffing-emergency |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[WJLA-TV]] |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222031631/https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-co-police-chief-kevin-davis-speaks-to-7news-after-announcing-a-staffing-emergency |url-status=live }}</ref> He later announced a plan to hire additional officers and to modernize the law enforcement agency.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trompeter |first=Brian |date=November 23, 2021 |title=Fairfax police chief plans to hire more officers, modernize department |url=https://www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax/fairfax-police-chief-plans-to-hire-more-officers-modernize-department/article_ff13ef4c-4c76-11ec-8598-af15e61b440b.html |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=InsideNova |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222031632/https://www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax/fairfax-police-chief-plans-to-hire-more-officers-modernize-department/article_ff13ef4c-4c76-11ec-8598-af15e61b440b.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Thereafter, in 2023, a record number of new recruits were admitted into the [[Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Michael |date=August 29, 2023 |title=New Fairfax Police Academy Class 'Record-Breaking Size': Chief Davis |url=https://patch.com/virginia/reston/new-class-fairfax-police-academy-record-breaking-size-davis |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[Patch Media]] |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222031634/https://patch.com/virginia/reston/new-class-fairfax-police-academy-record-breaking-size-davis |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In 2016, 300 homicides were recorded in Baltimore, in which Davis responded "were still not where we want to be", despite a slight decrease in homicides from the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linderman |first=Juliet |date=December 13, 2016 |title=Baltimore hits 300 homicides for the year |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-d9795861e17142dbb24e605cfd223c09 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> However, a year later, the homicide rate increased to 343 deaths, which was recorded as the highest rate of yearly homicides ever.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2018 |title=Baltimore police commissioner Kevin Davis replaced by mayor amid record murder rate |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/baltimore-police-commissioner-kevin-davis-replaced-mayor-amid-record-murder-n839091 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[[NBC News]] |language=en}}</ref> As a result, on January 19, 2018, Davis was fired and replaced with [[Darryl D. DeSousa]] as commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department by [[Baltimore]] mayor [[Catherine Pugh]], with Pugh stating that she was "impatient" with Davis that regarded increasing crime rates in the city.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Oppel Jr. |first=Richard A. |last2=Bromwich |first2=Jonah Engel |date=January 19, 2018 |title=Baltimore Fires Another Police Commissioner, After Record High Murder Rate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/us/baltimore-police-commissioner-fired.html |access-date=February 20, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Saliqa A. |last2=Collins |first2=David |last3=Miller |first3=Jayne |last4=Robinson |first4=Lisa |date=January 20, 2018 |title=Baltimore mayor fires police commissioner, citing need to reduce violence |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/mayor-pugh-fire-bpd-commissioner-kevin-davis/15411273 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[WBAL-TV]] |language=en}}</ref> Davis later stated that serving as commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department was an "honor of his lifetime".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andersen |first=Kelly |date=June 4, 2018 |title=Ex-BPD commissioner Kevin Davis speaks out for first time since his firing |url=https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/ex-bpd-commissioner-kevin-davis-speaks-out-for-first-time-since-his-firing |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[WBFF]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2023, Davis was involved in several controversies. In April, Davis announced a ban on virtual, recorded meetings in September that year in all districts of [[Fairfax County, Virginia]]. This prompted Bob Sledzaus, chairman of the [[Reston Community Advisory Committee]], to resign, stating "this, however, remains simply a premise — unsubstantiated, despite repeated requests for substantiation".<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Michael |date=June 2, 2023 |title=Fairfax Chief's Ban On Recording Causes Reston Leader To Resign |url=https://patch.com/virginia/reston/fairfax-chiefs-ban-recording-causes-reston-leader-resign |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[Patch Media]] |language=en |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610091252/https://patch.com/virginia/reston/fairfax-chiefs-ban-recording-causes-reston-leader-resign |url-status=live }}</ref> In October, the Fairfax County [[NAACP]] condemned Davis for ignoring increasing gun-related deaths and racial inequality.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Tisha |date=October 3, 2023 |title=Fairfax County NAACP condemns police chief, claims department is ignoring community concerns |url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/fairfax-county-naacp-condemns-police-chief-claiming-department-is-ignoring-community-concerns |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[WTTG]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222031632/https://www.fox5dc.com/news/fairfax-county-naacp-condemns-police-chief-claiming-department-is-ignoring-community-concerns |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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⚫ | On April 23, 2021, Davis was named as the police chief of the [[Fairfax County Police Department]] |
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In March 2024, Davis accused [[Herndon, Virginia]], police chief Maggie DeBoard of racism after confronting her over an issue involving the city's police graduation certificates being signed in non-English, which resulted in DeBoard requesting a reissue of the certificates to be signed in English instead. Shortly after, DeBoard described Davis's accusation as "inappropriate".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bensen |first=Jackie |date=March 9, 2024 |title=Virginia chief requests police academy graduation certificates be re-signed in English |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/virginia-chief-requests-police-academy-graduation-certificates-be-re-signed-in-english/3563176/ |access-date=March 19, 2024 |website=[[NBC4 Washington]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316032343/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/virginia-chief-requests-police-academy-graduation-certificates-be-re-signed-in-english/3563176/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Davis is married to his wife, Lisa. They have four children together.<ref name=":1" /> In 2019, Davis was selected to receive a fellowship by the [[Open Society Foundations]], later being named as the government fellow in the foundation network.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rector |first=Kevin |date=February 27, 2019 |title=Kevin Davis, former Baltimore police commissioner, writing book on police consent decrees |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2019/02/27/kevin-davis-former-baltimore-police-commissioner-writing-book-on-police-consent-decrees/ |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Serpick |first=Evan |date=March 1, 2019 |title=Former BPD Commissioner Kevin Davis named Open Society Leadership in Government Fellow |url=https://www.osibaltimore.org/2019/03/former-bpd-commissioner-kevin-davis-named-open-society-leadership-in-government-fellow/ |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[Open Society Foundations]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Davis is married to his wife, Lisa. They have four children together.<ref name=":1" /> In 2019, Davis was selected to receive a fellowship by the [[Open Society Foundations]], later being named as the government fellow in the foundation network.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rector |first=Kevin |date=February 27, 2019 |title=Kevin Davis, former Baltimore police commissioner, writing book on police consent decrees |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2019/02/27/kevin-davis-former-baltimore-police-commissioner-writing-book-on-police-consent-decrees/ |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222033620/https://www.baltimoresun.com/2019/02/27/kevin-davis-former-baltimore-police-commissioner-writing-book-on-police-consent-decrees/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Serpick |first=Evan |date=March 1, 2019 |title=Former BPD Commissioner Kevin Davis named Open Society Leadership in Government Fellow |url=https://www.osibaltimore.org/2019/03/former-bpd-commissioner-kevin-davis-named-open-society-leadership-in-government-fellow/ |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=[[Open Society Foundations]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222033711/https://www.osibaltimore.org/2019/03/former-bpd-commissioner-kevin-davis-named-open-society-leadership-in-government-fellow/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Kevin Davis | |
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Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department | |
Assumed office May 3, 2021 | |
Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department | |
In office July 8, 2015[a] – January 19, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Anthony Batts |
Succeeded by | Darryl D. De Sousa |
Chief of the Anne Arundel County Police Department | |
In office July 12, 2013 – December 1, 2014 | |
Chief of the Prince George's County Police Department | |
In office 2009–2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 54–55) College Park, Maryland |
Children | 4 |
Education | |
Police career | |
Department | |
Service years | 1992–present |
a. ^ Acting until October 19, 2015 | |
Kevin Davis (born 1968 or 1969)[1] is an American police officer. After joining the Prince George's County Police Department in 1992, he served as the chief of the Prince George's County Police Department and Anne Arundel County Police Department from 2009 to 2012 and 2013 to 2014, respectively. After resigning as the chief of the Anne Arundel County Police Department, he became the commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department in 2015, selected by then-Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to replace Anthony Batts. He served as the commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department until his departure in January 2018 as crime rates increased. Three years later, in 2021, he was named the chief of the Fairfax County Police Department.
Early life
Davis was born in College Park, Maryland, around 1968 or 1969.[1][2] His grandfather and great-grandfather served as high-ranked firefighters of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, and his father worked as a Prince George's County Police Department police officer.[3] He graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's national academy and executive institute.[2] Davis has received a bachelor's degree in English from Towson University[3] and a master's degree in management from Johns Hopkins University.[2][4]
Police career
Davis first served as a Prince George's County Police Department patrol officer in 1992, before being promoted as the police chief in 2009.[3][5] In 2012, under police chief Davis, the Prince George's County Police Department recorded one of its lowest homicide rates since 1986.[3] He then became the police chief for the Anne Arundel County Police Department a year later before resigning in December 2014.[5][6]
In January 2015, Davis became the deputy commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, serving under commissioner Anthony Batts.[7] On July 8 that year, then-Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake replaced Batts with Davis as the interim commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department.[8][9] The Baltimore City Council voted in favor for Davis to officially become commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department on October 19, 2015, with Davis having acted as the commissioner since the firing of Batts.[10][11] However, several hours later, protestors occupied Baltimore City Hall in protest of the appointment of Davis as the commissioner of the city's law enforcement agency, which resulted in the arrest of 16 protestors.[12][13]
In 2016, 300 homicides were recorded in Baltimore, a slight decrease in homicides from the previous year, but Davis responded "we're still not where we want to be".[14] However, a year later, the homicide rate increased to 343 deaths, which was recorded as the highest rate of yearly homicides ever in Baltimore.[15] As a result, on January 19, 2018, Davis was fired and replaced with Darryl D. De Sousa as commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department by Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh, with Pugh stating that she was "impatient" with Davis regarding increasing crime rates in the city.[16][17][18] Davis later stated that serving as commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department was an "honor of his lifetime".[19]
On April 23, 2021, Davis was named as the police chief of the Fairfax County Police Department, first serving on May 3.[20][21] However, on May 26, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee called for Davis to be fired as the police chief of the Fairfax County Police Department after concerns over his law enforcement history.[22] Despite this, Davis continued to serve as the police chief of the law enforcement agency, although certain types of crime, including domestic violence and motor vehicle theft, rose during Davis' tenure.[23] Davis, along with the Fairfax County Police Department, also faced a staffing shortage in 2022, prompting Davis to declare a staffing emergency in July that year.[24][25] He later announced a plan to hire additional officers and to modernize the law enforcement agency.[26] Thereafter, in 2023, a record number of new recruits were admitted into the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy.[27]
In 2023, Davis was involved in several controversies. In April, Davis announced a ban on virtual, recorded meetings in September that year in all districts of Fairfax County, Virginia. This prompted Bob Sledzaus, chairman of the Reston Community Advisory Committee, to resign, stating "this, however, remains simply a premise — unsubstantiated, despite repeated requests for substantiation".[28] In October, the Fairfax County NAACP condemned Davis for ignoring increasing gun-related deaths and racial inequality.[29]
In March 2024, Davis accused Herndon, Virginia, police chief Maggie DeBoard of racism after confronting her over an issue involving the city's police graduation certificates being signed in non-English, which resulted in DeBoard requesting a reissue of the certificates to be signed in English instead. Shortly after, DeBoard described Davis's accusation as "inappropriate".[30]
Personal life
Davis is married to his wife, Lisa. They have four children together.[2] In 2019, Davis was selected to receive a fellowship by the Open Society Foundations, later being named as the government fellow in the foundation network.[31][32]
References
- ^ a b Zellers, Zoe (July 8, 2015). "Bio box: Kevin Davis, interim Baltimore police commissioner". WBFF. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Khan, Saliqa (July 9, 2015). "Meet Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis". WBAL-TV. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Thompson, Meredith (August 21, 2013). "County Executive Appoints Kevin Davis Anne Arundel's Chief Of Police". Pasadena Voice. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Handore, Pratik (May 3, 2022). "Is Kevin Davis Based on a Real Person? Where is He Now?". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Who Is Baltimore's Interim Commissioner Kevin Davis?". CBS Baltimore. July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "New Anne Arundel police chief sworn in". WBAL-TV. July 16, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Khan, Saliqa (January 21, 2015). "Former AA Co. police chief heads to Baltimore". WBAL-TV. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Wells, Jason (July 8, 2015). "Meet Baltimore's New Top Cop Tasked With Stopping A Surge In Violence". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Cassie, Ron (October 20, 2015). "Kevin Davis Confirmed as New City Police Chief". Baltimore Magazine. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Pearson, Michael (October 19, 2015). "Baltimore police commissioner gets permanent post". CNN. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Fandos, Nicholas (October 19, 2015). "Kevin Davis Is Sworn In as Chief of Baltimore Police". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Campbell, Colin; Rector, Kevin (October 15, 2015). "Protesters occupy City Hall after Kevin Davis' appointment hearing". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Protestors Downtown After Confirmation Of City Police Comm. Kevin Davis". CBS Baltimore. October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Linderman, Juliet (December 13, 2016). "Baltimore hits 300 homicides for the year". Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Baltimore police commissioner Kevin Davis replaced by mayor amid record murder rate". NBC News. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Rector, Kevin (January 19, 2018). "Baltimore Police commissioner Kevin Davis fired by Mayor Pugh, citing rising crime". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Oppel Jr., Richard A.; Bromwich, Jonah Engel (January 19, 2018). "Baltimore Fires Another Police Commissioner, After Record High Murder Rate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Khan, Saliqa A.; Collins, David; Miller, Jayne; Robinson, Lisa (January 20, 2018). "Baltimore mayor fires police commissioner, citing need to reduce violence". WBAL-TV. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Andersen, Kelly (June 4, 2018). "Ex-BPD commissioner Kevin Davis speaks out for first time since his firing". WBFF. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Jouvendal, Justin (April 23, 2021). "Fairfax County taps former Baltimore chief to be next police leader". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ O'Connell, Michael (May 4, 2021). "Shadow Of Lawsuits Hangs Over New Police Chief In Fairfax". Patch Media. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Taube, David (May 26, 2021). "Fairfax Dems Call for Chief Davis to Be Fired". Reston Now. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Massimo, Rick (May 4, 2022). "1 year into new job, Fairfax Co. police chief talks reform". WTOP-FM. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Minock, Nick (July 28, 2021). "Fairfax County police chief declares personnel emergency amid staff shortage". WJLA-TV. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Minock, Nick (August 3, 2022). "Fairfax Co. Police Chief Kevin Davis speaks to 7News after announcing a staffing emergency". WJLA-TV. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Trompeter, Brian (November 23, 2021). "Fairfax police chief plans to hire more officers, modernize department". InsideNova. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ O'Connell, Michael (August 29, 2023). "New Fairfax Police Academy Class 'Record-Breaking Size': Chief Davis". Patch Media. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ O'Connell, Michael (June 2, 2023). "Fairfax Chief's Ban On Recording Causes Reston Leader To Resign". Patch Media. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Tisha (October 3, 2023). "Fairfax County NAACP condemns police chief, claims department is ignoring community concerns". WTTG. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Bensen, Jackie (March 9, 2024). "Virginia chief requests police academy graduation certificates be re-signed in English". NBC4 Washington. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Rector, Kevin (February 27, 2019). "Kevin Davis, former Baltimore police commissioner, writing book on police consent decrees". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Serpick, Evan (March 1, 2019). "Former BPD Commissioner Kevin Davis named Open Society Leadership in Government Fellow". Open Society Foundations. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.