New York, NY – 8.4 Minutes is Average NYPD Response Time

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    New York, NY – Police response times have increased every year since 2007 — and it now takes an average of 8.4 minutes for officers to respond to residents calling 911 to report crimes.

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    That’s 90 seconds longer than it took cops to get to a crime scene in 2007.

    In 2008, it took 7.1 minutes for a cop to arrive at a reported crime scene, and that slightly increased to 7.2 minutes in 2009 and 7.3 minutes in 2010.

    But the NYPD has defended its fleet-footed team, saying response times have been bloated by slower responses to non-emergencies.


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    12345
    12 years ago

    these must be numbers for manhattan. for bk its waaaayyyy longer.

    pbalaw
    pbalaw
    12 years ago

    “Why do you need guns? Just call the police”

    abcdef
    abcdef
    12 years ago

    This is crazy!!! The fdny response time is under 3 min and they have trucks that are harder to maneuver in traffic, and don’t drive as quick cops that have cars can’t make it in less?

    abcdef
    abcdef
    12 years ago

    This is crazy!!! The fdny response time is under 3 min and they have trucks that are harder to maneuver in traffic, and don’t drive as quick cops that have cars can’t make it in less?

    sholkramer
    sholkramer
    12 years ago

    if the focus would be to combat crime instead of raising revenue for the city response time would be way down

    ProminantLawyer
    ProminantLawyer
    12 years ago

    How long does it takes for a metermaid/man to get to the scene to give you a ticket?

    villyamsburger
    villyamsburger
    12 years ago

    Its so not so long considering having to swallow a donut and then run to a call.
    And btw if considering non emergencies the average would of been well above 15 minutes. if u ever had to call a cop for a police report for a small accident broken car window etc, the average waiting time is about 45 minutes.