diff --git a/block_cache.c b/block_cache.c
index 03b05726..78015a3e 100644
--- a/block_cache.c
+++ b/block_cache.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ struct block_cache_private {
     pthread_cond_t                  worker_work;    // there is new work for worker thread(s)
     pthread_cond_t                  worker_exit;    // a worker thread has exited
     pthread_cond_t                  write_complete; // a write has completed
+    struct block_cache_usage_stats  *usage_stats;   /* Pointer to array of usage stats (for each block) */
 };
 
 /* Callback info */
@@ -198,6 +199,8 @@ static uint64_t block_cache_get_time_millis(void);
 static int block_cache_read_data(struct block_cache_private *priv, struct cache_entry *entry, void *dest, u_int off, u_int len);
 static int block_cache_write_data(struct block_cache_private *priv, struct cache_entry *entry, const void *src, u_int off,
   u_int len);
+static void block_cache_update_read_stats(struct block_cache_private *priv, s3b_block_t block_num);
+static void block_cache_update_write_stats(struct block_cache_private *priv, s3b_block_t block_num);
 
 /* Invariants checking */
 #ifndef NDEBUG
@@ -551,6 +554,9 @@ block_cache_do_read(struct block_cache_private *const priv, s3b_block_t block_nu
     assert(len <= priv->config->block_size);
     assert(off + len <= priv->config->block_size);
 
+    /* update read usage stats here, so we eventually count read hits too */
+    block_cache_update_read_stats(priv, block_num);
+
 again:
     /* Check to see if a cache entry already exists */
     if ((entry = s3b_hash_get(priv->hashtable, block_num)) != NULL) {
@@ -746,6 +752,9 @@ block_cache_write(struct block_cache_private *const priv, s3b_block_t block_num,
     /* Grab lock */
     pthread_mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
+    /* update write usage stats here, so we eventually count write hits too */
+    block_cache_update_write_stats(priv, block_num);
+
 again:
     /* Sanity check */
     S3BCACHE_CHECK_INVARIANTS(priv);
@@ -1338,6 +1347,31 @@ block_cache_dirty_callback(void *arg, void *value)
     }
 }
 
+
+static void block_cache_update_read_stats(struct block_cache_private *priv, s3b_block_t block_num)
+{
+    uint64_t timestamp = block_cache_get_time_millis();
+    if (priv->stats.usage_stats[block_num].num_reads > 0) {
+        uint64_t old_timestamp = priv->stats.usage_stats[block_num].last_read_timestamp;
+        priv->stats.usage_stats[block_num].cumulative_reads_time += (timestamp - old_timestamp);
+    }
+    priv->stats.usage_stats[block_num].last_read_timestamp = timestamp;
+    priv->stats.usage_stats[block_num].num_reads++;
+}
+
+static void block_cache_update_write_stats(struct block_cache_private *priv, s3b_block_t block_num)
+{
+    uint64_t timestamp = block_cache_get_time_millis();
+    if (priv->stats.usage_stats[block_num].num_writes > 0) {
+        uint64_t old_timestamp = priv->stats.usage_stats[block_num].last_write_timestamp;
+        priv->stats.usage_stats[block_num].cumulative_writes_time += (timestamp - old_timestamp);
+    }
+    priv->stats.usage_stats[block_num].last_write_timestamp = timestamp;
+    priv->stats.usage_stats[block_num].num_writes++;
+}
+
+
+
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 
 /* Accounting structure */
diff --git a/block_cache.h b/block_cache.h
index 1c329a0c..3eabf8ad 100644
--- a/block_cache.h
+++ b/block_cache.h
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ struct block_cache_conf {
     log_func_t          *log;
 };
 
+/* Usage statistics for block_cache */
+/* 36 bytes for each block */
+struct block_cache_usage_stats {
+    uint16_t            num_reads;                /* Number of read operations */
+    uint64_t            cumulative_reads_time;    /* Sum of all the differences between read opeation times */
+    uint64_t            last_read_timestamp;      /* Last time we read this block */
+
+    uint16_t            num_writes;               /* Number of write operations */
+    uint64_t            cumulative_writes_time;   /* Sum of all the differences between writes opeation times */
+    uint64_t            last_write_timestamp;     /* Last time we wrote this block */
+}; 
+
 /* Statistics structure for block_cache */
 struct block_cache_stats {
     u_int               initial_size;
@@ -48,6 +60,7 @@ struct block_cache_stats {
     u_int               verified;
     u_int               mismatch;
     u_int               out_of_memory_errors;
+    struct block_cache_usage_stats *usage_stats;  /* Pointer to array of usage stats (for each block) */
 };
 
 /* block_cache.c */
diff --git a/hash.c b/hash.c
index 68cf106a..fd3abdbd 100644
--- a/hash.c
+++ b/hash.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ struct s3b_hash {
     u_int       maxkeys;            /* max capacity */
     u_int       numkeys;            /* number of keys in table */
     u_int       alen;               /* hash array length */
+    u_int       collisions;         /* Hash collisions */
+    u_int       replaces;           /* Correct hash replaces */
     void        *array[0];          /* hash array */
 };
 
@@ -106,7 +108,10 @@ s3b_hash_put(struct s3b_hash *hash, void *value)
             break;
         if (KEY(value2) == key) {
             VALUE(hash, i) = value;         /* replace existing value having the same key with new value */
+            hash->replaces++;
             return value2;
+        } else {
+            hash->collisions++; /* We have a collision */
         }
     }
     assert(hash->numkeys < hash->maxkeys);