~ ’60 Minutes’ Report- Chicago Crime Up, Police Response Down – YouTube
~ 911 callers waiting longer for Denver police – YouTube
~ 911 Calls and Police Response 1-3 – YouTube
~ ALBERTA PRIMETIME – CTV ALBERTA… A PART OF THE CTV NEWS VIDEO NETWORK – VIDEO
~ Audit- APD, AFD missed 911 response time goals – YouTube
~ Backlogged police calls, response times slowed amid protests – YouTube
~ Chicago police will no longer respond to all 911 calls – Fox News – VIDEO
~ Chicago Police Will No Longer Respond To All 911 Calls – YouTube
~ Chris Wade explains how he had to wait for 6 hours for a Seattle Officer to respond to a crash. – KOMO News – Video
~ Concerns About Police Response Times in Waterbury – NBC Connecticut – VIDEO
~ Concerns About Response Times in Waterbury, Police Listen to Residents’ – NBC Connecticut – VIDEO
~ Concerns Raised Over Police Response Times After Paramedic Shot – YouTube
~ Dallas Officer’s Warning – YouTube
~ Denver police response times increasing – YouTube
~ Detroit 911- Thousands in crisis left waiting for Detroit police – YouTube
~ Detroit Police Chief outraged by slow response to robbery – YouTube
~ DPD Not Responding Fast Enough – YouTube
~ Durham woman asking for answers on police response times – ABC11 Raleigh-Durham – VIDEO
~ East Pittsburgh Police Response Time – YouTube
~ East Pittsburgh Residents Concerned Over Police Response Times – The CW Pittsburgh
~ Eric Adams alleges some cops behind intentional police-response slowdown – PIX 11 – VIDEO
~ Fort Worth reviewing police response times – wfaa.com – VIDEO
~ Fox 8 News (NOPD Slow Response Report) – YouTube
~ Frustration mounting over police response times – YouTube
~ Hours-long response times plaguing Salt Lake City Police Department – KSL.com – VIDEO
~ Life, death & 911- Thousands in crisis left waiting for Detroit police – WXYZ 7 Detroit – VIDEO
~ Man calls for help during home invasion, gets voicemail – YouTube
~ Man frustrated with Phoenix Police Department’s slow response time – YouTube
~ NYPD commissioner weighs in on increase in shootings, slowdown in police response time – PIX 11 – VIDEO
~ Over the last 7 years, APD response calls are significantly slower – FOX 7 Austin – VIDEO
~ Police apologize for slow response to tire shop robbery – YouTube
~ Police Nationwide Say -You’re On Your Own- @Project_Veritas – YouTube
~ Police take 20 minutes to respond to Tuesday night stabbing call – YouTube
~ Residents concerned about police response time to Federal Hill Park shooting – YouTube
~ Sacramento Police Say Lack Of Dispatchers Slowing 911 Response Times – YouTube
~ San Jose police are taking too long to respond to calls; here’s why – KRON4 – VIDEO
~ Salt Lake City police response times are getting slower- How will they turn it around- – YouTube
~ SE Portland resident Henry Kirim – YouTube
~ SE Portland couple feels unsafe due to slow police response times – YouTube
~ Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. Full Interview @Project_Veritas – YouTube
~ SLC Police See Increase In Response Times, Call Volume – YouTube
~ South Austin neighborhood concerned with APD response time to machete wielding man attempting to break into homes – FOX 7 Austin – VIDEO
~ Understaffed DPD Struggling To Respond Quickly To 911 Calls – YouTube
~ Vallejo Police Admit Slow Response To Report Of Toddlers On Ledge – YouTube
~ What’s expected- Tucson Police response times – YouTube
~ Woman questions Cleveland police response time after crash – YouTube
~ Woman says Cleveland police didn’t respond to 911 call after man smashed out car windows – YouTube
~ Woman says Cleveland police didn’t respond to 911 call – YouTube
~ Woman upset over slow police response to burglary – YouTube
~ Woman waits for 40 minutes for police to send response despite high-priority call – YouTube
Mainstream News Articles
- ~ 6 hours- 10 hours- Some have waited that long for an SPD officer to respond – KOMO News
- ~ ’60 Minutes’ Report- Chicago Crime Up, Police Response Down – CBS Chicago
- ~ Action News Jax Investigates- Amid resignations, response times increase in local town – CBS 47 Action News Jax
- ~ Analyzing increasing police response to major New Orleans crimes – Nola.com
- ~ APD response times continue to climb – KOAT 7
- ~ Atlanta Police Not Responding To Calls In 3 Of APD’s 6 Zones – CBS Atlanta
- ~ Atlanta police officers refusing to answer some 911 calls after former cop charged with murder, sources say – FOX 2
- ~ Atlanta police shortages continue for second day – CNN.url
- ~ Besides endangering lives, surging New Orleans police response times causing several more harsh consequences – Nola.co
- ~ Bronx Police Response Times Slowest in NYC – This Is The Bronx
- ~ Burglary Victim Says Response Time Too Slow – NBC4 Washington
- ~ Channel 2 Investigates- Houston Police response times – Click 2 Houston
- ~ Chicago 911 Dispatch Changes- Cops Will No Longer Report To Certain Crime Scenes – HuffPost
- ~ Chicago Police Changing Response Plan For Some 911 Calls – CBS Chicago
- ~ Chicago police changing response to 911 calls – Fox News
- ~ Chicago police response time is down in 2012 – WBEZ Chicago
- ~ Chicago police stop immediate responses to burglaries and thefts — RT USA News
- ~ Crescent Residents Upset About Police Response Times – News 9 Oklahoma’s Own
- ~ Dallas Officer Brings Attention To Slow Response Times In Video- ‘The Citizens Of Dallas Are Greatly Imperiled’ – CBS Dallas
- ~ Data shows APD responding to calls slower – KOAT 7 Action News
- ~ Data shows Portland Police are taking 50 percent longer to respond to high-priority calls – kptv.com
- ~ Detroit Dupes Public on Crime- Police Response Slows as 911 Calls Spike – Deadline Detroit
- ~ Denver police report sharp increases in response times this year – The Denver Post
- ~ Detroit 911- Woman calls 10 times after threat, response took more than nine hours – WXYZ 7 Detroit
- ~ Denver Police Response Times Worsen, Complaints Rising – CBS Denver
- ~ Denver Police taking longer to respond to 911 calls, new data shows – The Denver Post
- ~ Detroit 911- How Detroit police are making changes after 7 Investigation – WXYZ 7 Detroit
- ~ Detroit Police Response Times No Guide to Effectiveness – WSJ
- ~ Detroit Police Response Times No Guide to Effectiveness – WSJ
- ~ Detroit: Police commissioner wants answers on response times – The Detroit News
- ~ Durham woman asking for answers on police response times – ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
- ~ East Phillips residents sue Minneapolis, alleging slow police response times to neighborhood – FOX 9 KMSP
- ~ Eric Adams alleges some cops behind intentional police-response slowdown – PIX 11
- ~ ’Fed up’ Dallas cops slow to respond to 911 calls — RT USA News
- ~ Fort Worth police response times tick the wrong way – USA Today
- ~ Fort Worth reviewing police response times – wfaa.com
- ~ FOX13 investigates Memphis police response time after woman hit, left for dead by husband – FOX 13 Memphis
- ~ Florida man calls 911 during home invasion, gets transferred to voicemail – Fox News
- ~ HEAR IT- Florida robbery victim transferred to 911’s voicemail during violent home invasion – New York Daily News
- ~ Homeowner transferred to VOICEMAIL as he called 911 for help during home invasion – Daily Mail Online
- ~ Hours-long response times plaguing Salt Lake City Police Department – KSL.com
- ~ How fast do police respond to calls? – Evanston Now
- ~ How long is too long to wait for help when you call 911? – The Seattle Times
- ~ In New Orleans, call 911 and wait for an hour – Police Response Times – The Economist
- ~ Interactive maps- See New Orleans police response times in your neighborhood – Nola.com
- ~ Intruder with knife, boy being held- No Portland police response for 1 hour, 36 minutes – oregonlive.com
- ~ Investigation reveals slow 911 response times by Cleveland, Ohio police – ABC 15 Arizona
- ~ Investigation reveals slow 911 response times by Cleveland, Ohio police – WXYZ 7 Detroit
- ~ Life, death & 911- Thousands in crisis left waiting for Detroit police – WXYZ 7 Detroit
- ~ Long Wait for Police ‘Appalling,’ Victim of West Loop Daylight Attack Says – DNAinfo
- ~ Magnolia store owner does own investigating after slow police response – My Northwest
- ~ Minneapolis police slower to respond to 911 calls – StarTribune.com
- ~ More 911 calls won’t get in-person response – Chicago Tribune
- ~ More Evidence of Ridiculously Slow Detroit Police Response Times for Emergencies – Deadline Detroit
- ~ New Data Shows DPD Taking Even Longer To Respond To 911 Calls – CBS Dallas – Fort Worth
- ~ News 5 investigation reveals slow 911 response times by Cleveland police – ABC 5 Cleveland
- ~ New records show slower police response time in Milwaukee – Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
- ~ ‘Nobody phones the police anymore’- Senior judge blames slow response times for Britain’s ‘vigilante culture’ – Daily Mail Online
- ~ NYPD commissioner weighs in on increase in shootings, slowdown in police response time – PIX 11
- ~ NYPD dispatch times are slower in the Bronx than rest of the city, IBO report says – amNewYork
- ~ ONLY ON 3- Channel 3 investigates police response times – WRCBtv.com – Chattanooga News
- ~ Over the last 7 years, APD response calls are significantly slower – FOX 7 Austin
- ~ Part 4- Police Response Times Are Slowest in Detroit’s Poorest Neighborhoods – Deadline Detroit
- ~ Phoenix Police taking longer to respond to 911 calls, despite adding officers – ABC 15 Arizona
- ~ Police Listen to Residents’ Concerns About Response Times in Waterbury – NBC Connecticut
- ~ Police response time was 28 minutes when 2 toddlers drowned in Kankakee River – WGN-TV
- ~ Police response times lag as patrol strategy shifts – Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
- ~ Police response times lagged in December – Politico
- ~ Police response times spike during NOPD shift changes, analysis shows – Nola.com
- ~ POOR AREAS WAIT LONGER FOR HARD-PRESSED D.C. POLICE (1996) – The Washington Post
- ~ Report shows police response to several Seattle neighborhoods slower than target time – MY Northwest
- ~ San Jose police are taking too long to respond to calls; here’s why – KRON4
- ~ San Jose- Police officers response times grow slower – The Mercury News
- ~ SE Portland couple feels unsafe due to slow police response times – FOX 12 Oregon
- ~ Seattle Police Response Time to Residents, Including Marginalized Community Members, Triples After Autonomous Zone Creation – Newsweek
- ~ Series on New Orleans police response times prompts NOPD to make changes – Nola.com
- ~ Shooting victim’s family upset with police response to 911 call – WTAE
- ~ Slow Dallas police response times hurt community support – The Dallas Morning News
- ~ South Austin neighborhood concerned with APD response time to machete wielding man attempting to break into homes – FOX 7 Austin
- ~ Sparks fly over police response times at board meeting – The Detroit News
- ~ Special Report- Despite improvement, New Orleans police still far from response time goal – nola.com
- ~ Special Report- Harrowing stories surface amid rising New Orleans police response times – Nola.com
- ~ Special Report- MPD slow to respond to violent crime calls, police data shows – Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
- ~ Special report- New Orleans Police response time average is 79 minutes – Biloxi Sun Herald
- ~ Special report- Residents reporting nonviolent crimes face long waits for MPD response – Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
- ~ Special report- Slower, ‘unacceptable’ New Orleans police response times have become norm; see average wait times by area – NOLA.com
- ~ ‘The Criminals Are Winning’- Londoners on the Police Response to Minor Crimes – The New York Times
- ~ Tick-tock- How long is too long to wait for police? – The Enquirer – Cincinnati.com
- ~ Vallejo Police Admit Slow Response To Report Of Toddlers On Ledge – CBS San Francisco
- ~ WA Police response times slow to 11 minutes as high priority calls increase – PerthNow
- ~ What causes slow police response times? – KIRO 7
- ~ What’s expected- Tucson Police response times – KGUN 9 Tucson
- ~ When Seconds Count- On Your Side investigation reveals slow 911 response times by Cleveland police – ABC 5 Cleveland
- ~ Woman upset after her purse is stolen, police take 3 hours to arrive – Click 2 Houston
Independent News Articles
- ~ Average-Police-Response-Time – Women’s Self Defense Institute
- ~ Chicago Police No Longer Respond To Lesser Crimes – POLICE Magazine
- ~ Fewer Crimes Get Counted When Police Are Slow To Respond – FiveThirtyEight
- ~ Lawless in Seattle- Police take over an hour to respond to burglary in progress – Fellowship Of The Minds
- ~ LAPD Stops Responding to Low-Priority Calls Due To Budget Cuts, Union Calls It ‘Catastrophic’ – The Police Tribune
- ~ Newly-released data shows City continues to deny equitable police services to South and West Side neighborhoods – ACLU of Ill
- ~ Police chief reveals sobering response times, recommends gun ownership – BizPacReview.com
- ~ Study- Average Police Response Time – CreditDonkey.com
- ~ The Reality Of Police Response Time- You’re On Your Own! – Escape Crime
- ~ Understaffed Dallas Police Department Struggling to Respond Quickly to 911 Calls – Officer.com
- ~ When Seconds Count, Police Are Minutes Away…Or Your 911 Call Goes to Voicemail – Freedom Outpost
- ~ Why Police have Slow Response Times- – Banning Police
Facts and Stats
- ~ What Is The Average Police Response Time In The U.S.? – Safe Smart Living
- ~ What is the average response time to 911 calls? – Interesting Answers
Reports