diff --git a/loopy/statistics.py b/loopy/statistics.py
index fde8643bf92b7ad56bb47975fa7ede1bda9b399c..9907442481bb3146393145040f57dfb6cb1dcbc3 100755
--- a/loopy/statistics.py
+++ b/loopy/statistics.py
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ class ToCountMap(object):
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self.count_map)
 
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return self.count_map.get(key, default)
+
     def items(self):
         return self.count_map.items()