New York, NY – More than half the city’s 75 precincts saw increased response times to “critical” calls from 2007 to 2008, according to NYPD data.
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Although many of the 38 precincts saw only slight increases, others had more significant spikes in average response time, including a 42-second increase at the 100th Precinct in Rockaway, Queens, and a 38-second hike at the 13th Precinct on Manhattan’s East Side.
“When it comes to the most serious crimes in progress, seconds can be the difference between life and death,” said City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., chair of the Public Safety Committee.
The average citywide response time rose by about four seconds to 4 minutes and 10 seconds. Every borough except Staten Island experienced increases.
Although Staten Island saw a decrease of about seven seconds, all three of its precincts suffered among the worst response times in the city at over 5 minutes.
Police spokesman Paul Browne acknowledged the increases in response times but said: “The fact remains that response times now are significantly better than they were a decade ago.”
Slow response is still in 2009.
This is what happens when budgets get cut. There are thousands fewer NYPD officers on the force today than when Bloomberg took office. Eventually this will take its toll.
We have to than Bloomberg (by NOT re-electing him) for the slow response time, because he STEALS police resources for giving Moving Vehicle Tickets and other tickets, instead of allocating Police to REAL crime, which police are made for.
I personally observed two Police Officers getting a call on the Radio of a Jewish Boy who was attacked and beaten. The two Police officers took their time and first wrote two parking tickets for two cars who’s wheal was a drop on the sidewalk and only after completing their two tickets did they WALK (not run) 2 blocks over to the victim of the attack.
Why don’t they have cops waiting for criminal to do their crimes as they stand waiting for the criminal that his parking meter has expired
Vote Bloomberg out!
call shomrim till the real cops come