# File lib/new_relic/agent/error_collector.rb, line 159
      def increment_error_count!(state, exception, options={})
        txn = state.current_transaction

        metric_names  = aggregated_metric_names(txn)
        blamed_metric = blamed_metric_name(txn, options)
        metric_names << blamed_metric if blamed_metric

        stats_engine = NewRelic::Agent.agent.stats_engine
        stats_engine.record_unscoped_metrics(state, metric_names) do |stats|
          stats.increment_count
        end
      end