▁them es ▁of ▁the ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁H BO ▁series ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁was ▁the ▁pressure ▁polit icians ▁put ▁on ▁police ▁br ass , ▁who ▁then ▁apply ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁department ’ s ▁middle ▁management , ▁to ▁generate ▁PR - friend ly ▁statistics ▁about ▁lower ing ▁crime ▁and ▁increasing ▁arr ests ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁show , ▁this ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" j uk ing ▁the ▁stats ". ▁ ▁The ▁issue ▁was ▁further ▁public ized ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁NY PD ▁officer ▁Ad rian ▁School craft ▁released ▁record ings ▁of ▁his ▁super iors ▁ur ging ▁him ▁to ▁manipulate ▁data . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Justice ▁Qu arter ly ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁stating ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁statistical ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁NY PD ▁manip ulating ▁Comp Stat ▁data . ▁ ▁Tra ffic Stat ▁The ▁NY PD ' s ▁Tra ffic Stat ▁was ▁mode led ▁after ▁Comp Stat . ▁▁ ▁Tra ffic Stat ▁tracks ▁motor ▁vehicle , ▁b icy cl ist , ▁and ▁ped est rian ▁crashes . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁crime ▁statistics ▁to ▁hold ▁individual ▁members ▁of ▁( the ▁fict ional ) ▁Miami ▁Metro ▁Police ▁Department ▁" br ass " ▁account able ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁pressure ▁on ▁those ▁individuals , ▁is ▁shown ▁repeatedly ▁in ▁the ▁Show time ▁TV ▁series ▁D ex ter , ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Matt he ws , ▁María ▁La Gu erta , ▁and ▁( as ▁of ▁season ▁ 6 ) ▁Lieutenant ▁Deb ra ▁Morgan ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁at ▁various ▁times