YMMV / The District

• Harsher in Hindsight: CompStat is touted by Mannion as a crucial tool that police departments should use to identify trouble spots, track crime trends, and even anticipate where future crimes might occur. Not long after this series, revelations by investigative journalists and more cynical shows like The Wire revealed that CompStat is easily manipulated thanks to local commanders doctoring their records to try and look good in front of their superiors—which is what Noland was trying to do in the pilot episode.