diff -u b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.php b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.php
--- b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.php
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   ->get('count_content_views');
 
 if ($views) {
+  //Checks if posted nid is in range of valid integers and prevent a PDOException.
   $nid = filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'nid', FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, [
     'options' => [
       'min_range' => 0,