The Wire: Baltimore Police Pressure Staff to Fix Crime Statistics
bttp011 · 2 min · 2011 · YouTube title: The Wire: Fix The Crime Statistics...or...
Why it's here
Used as a shorthand illustration of juking the stats and Goodhart-style metric gaming.
What it covers
A two-minute scene from The Wire in which Baltimore police brass pressure subordinates to fix the crime statistics. It dramatizes how metrics and incentives distort policing.