As a Bostonian, born and bred, and the daughter of a Boston Police officer who was awarded their Medal of Honor, I have a hard time watching this show and its way of showing the BPD. So, I just want to quote the stats presented by the NY Times in 1992, which is the era this show is about. Referring to the St. Claire report: "Today's report comes at a time when violent crime in Boston has dropped to its lowest level in six years, or roughly the period before the spread of crack cocaine. The city's murder rate fell 22.6 percent in 1991 and there was an 11 percent decrease in rape and attempted rape. Overall, Boston has long had one of the lowest crime rates of any major city." So, our police department must have been doing something right! And they don't deserve to be vilified in the manner this series shows!