. ▁In ▁the ▁CBS ▁TV ▁series ▁The ▁District , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁real - life ▁experience ▁of ▁former ▁New ▁York ▁Deput y ▁Police ▁Commission er ▁Jack ▁Map le , ▁statistics ▁cl erk ▁El la ▁Ma e ▁Far mer ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Lyn ne ▁Th ig pen ) ▁was ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁w iz ▁at ▁using ▁the ▁system , ▁which ▁proved ▁in valu able ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Police ▁Chief ▁Jack ▁Mann ion ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁department , ▁and ▁which ▁contributed ▁to ▁her ▁promotion ▁from ▁an ▁obsc ure ▁position ▁located ▁in ▁an ▁out - of - the - way ▁office ▁to ▁Director ▁of ▁Administr ative ▁Services . ▁The ▁system ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁use ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁MD ▁in ▁The ▁W ire ▁on ▁H BO , ▁though ▁in ▁the ▁show ▁it ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Com Stat ". ▁( B alt imore ' s ▁real - life ▁system ▁is ▁called ▁Cit ist at .) ▁The ▁pod cast ▁Rep ly ▁All ▁a ired ▁two ▁episodes ▁regarding ▁Comp Stat , ▁titled ▁" The ▁Crime ▁Machine ▁Part ▁I " ▁and ▁" The ▁Crime ▁Machine ▁Part ▁II " ▁Comp Stat ▁was ▁featured ▁throughout ▁the ▁N BC ▁sit com ▁series ▁Brook lyn ▁N ine - N ine , ▁which ▁port ray s ▁the ▁work ings ▁of ▁a ▁fict ional ▁prec inct ▁within ▁the ▁NY PD . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁plot ▁device ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 ▁episode ▁Operation : ▁Bro ken ▁Fe ather , ▁where ▁the ▁characters ▁work ▁to ▁meet