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How Cities Are Reducing Police Response Times (Infographic)

awesome.good.is — To keep citizens safe, city police departments are constantly looking for an edge to make themselves faster and more responsive in the face of criminal activity. Here are five cities that are using technological innovations to concentrate their efforts when and where they are most needed, and to get to crime scenes as fast as possible.

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  • SeanRockCity, on 10/30/2009, -0/+119i'd like an infographic that isnt the size of antartica
  • gvoakes, on 10/30/2009, -3/+71Cops seem to come fast when there's a house party, but not so quick when you get mugged
  • jsuther, on 10/30/2009, -1/+47When seconds count, police are minutes away
  • adml_shake, on 10/30/2009, -0/+46Phily old time - 6:11:00
    New Time - 6:23:00

    Did I miss something there?
  • anexanhume, on 10/30/2009, -2/+37Are you kidding? They're still responding to the fire of 1871.
  • Laminarcissus, on 10/30/2009, -0/+31That's not the case in New York -- the change in strategy and training have made New York City the safest large city in the country.

    As a resident of Harlem, who now sees families raising kids on blocks that used to be shooting galleries, I can't sit by and let someone include our cops in their generalized cynical contempt.

    I know any opinion that does not portray cops as fascist leg-breakers on a state-sponsored power trip is not popular on Digg, and yes, a few bad cops occasionally dominate the headlines, but the day-to-day actions of our regular community beat cops have helped us get our neighborhoods back..
  • feezus, on 10/30/2009, -0/+30Why list milliseconds in the times when none of the data includes it?
  • lead2thehead, on 10/30/2009, -2/+28Go Philadelphia!
  • thebr3tt, on 10/30/2009, -1/+26Hey guys check out this awkwardly large image.
  • rdldr1, on 10/30/2009, -3/+25Not a surprise that Chicago did not make it on the list.
  • mparker21311, on 10/30/2009, -0/+22Which is why I have a gun
  • zachattack5491, on 10/30/2009, -1/+22One day in my small city of 23,000 people, my high school call the cops for a school shooting drill. They didn't tell the police that it was only a drill. It took 34 minutes for the first cop car to get to my high school.
  • triple110, on 10/30/2009, -0/+17I was thinking dispatch should just say every call is an officer down. Then you'll notice those response times drop like a rock.
  • Snoogs, on 10/30/2009, -0/+14What do you mean? Cops are always at the forefront of crime here in Chi... Oh, wait.
  • Jamnajar, on 10/30/2009, -1/+14Yes, yes you did: Their response time has risen in recent years, now it is projected to be lower than in recent years but more than in 2001
  • Brak710101, on 10/30/2009, -1/+14I like how a comment on the size of the image is the one that makes this guy snap, lol.
  • n1eb, on 10/30/2009, -2/+14When seconds mean the difference between life and death, the police are only minutes away.
  • ihatediggcom, on 10/30/2009, -0/+10yeah, that would only work for the first day.
  • dty2010, on 10/30/2009, -1/+10Antarctica. You both fail.
  • droplister, on 10/30/2009, -1/+9lolwut?
  • inactive, on 10/30/2009, -1/+9ANGER MANAGEMENT! I HATE IT SO MUCH!
  • tyme, on 10/30/2009, -2/+10comment fail
  • gnomeh, on 10/30/2009, -0/+8Good ol' Philly... our time goes up! :D
  • smemily, on 10/30/2009, -0/+7Because leaving out a "c" has anything to do with cops, Obama, boobies, and firing squads.
  • brucealmighty, on 10/30/2009, -0/+7Umm....maybe someone should let Philly know that they're doing it wrong....?
  • Colecoman1982, on 10/30/2009, -0/+6Were you in the car when it was broken into? Was the thief taking a nap in the car when you called 911? Why would you expect them to not drop your call to the bottom of the list if they have immediate issues to deal with? These numbers are for incidents where people's lives could be on the line or a crime if in progress when the call comes in (meaning that there's still a chance of them catching the person in the act).
  • scamper22, on 10/30/2009, -0/+5I got one! Stop wasting time arresting people for smoking a plant and running needless speed traps.
  • nixfu, on 10/30/2009, -3/+8
    REMEMBER....

    WHEN SECONDS COUNT....the police will be there in mere minutes.

  • rkenned, on 10/30/2009, -0/+5WHOOSH
  • Jelga, on 10/30/2009, -0/+5Don't you remember? Dam doughnuts was destroyed ten years ago during the hot coffee spill of '99.

    ...I'm going to regret this comment.
  • mister711, on 10/30/2009, -2/+7When my car was totaled due to a hit-and run in LA, the cops took almost 2 hours to show up.
  • nebbo, on 10/30/2009, -3/+7Still too slow when all it takes is seconds for the worst to happen.

    Don't depend or rely on the police to protect you, they don't have a legal duty to do so.

    Protect yourself.
  • KibibyteBrain, on 10/31/2009, -0/+4It's just the Stanford Prison Experiment. The guards were not bad people and were trying to do a good job, but the stress of that job can cause the best of us to break down. They are not bad people as some falsely conclude, but we shouldn't accept such exceptional behavior either or regulations that would allow it to go unchecked. It's about finding the healthy balance of respect for brave police officers while also keeping them in check because even the best ones can abuse their authority, not to mention there are also of course some actually bad cops too.
  • nmanguy, on 10/30/2009, -0/+4Well, it's your own fault for not being a pretty blond college coed. They would show up in seconds if that were the case.
  • clickwir, on 10/30/2009, -0/+4That's for future expansion. :-)
  • Barackalypse, on 10/30/2009, -0/+4Protecting yourself simply guarantees the Police will arrive promptly to either take you into custody for doing so or mistake you for the suspect and shoot you and your dog.
  • TheSexyBeast821, on 10/31/2009, -0/+4One time my school had a drill and they struck oil.
  • kthoma22, on 10/30/2009, -0/+4A friend of my family who is a retired cop told me that for normal fights cops are slow to respond because they figure people will fight it out and tire themselves by time they get there. However if you say someone might have a gun they show up on the scene fast.
  • Mazrin, on 10/30/2009, -2/+6Which has nothing to do with the fact that a party lasts all night (and you have no idea when they got the call) and a mugging is about 10 seconds, right?

  • n1eb, on 10/30/2009, -0/+3That's not the point.
  • neonoodle, on 10/30/2009, -0/+3Yes, because the only way a crime is solved is if the police arrive exactly when it's taking place.

    /s
  • clickwir, on 10/30/2009, -0/+3Well, they do have that text there.... but that's hardly a good explination as to why it's on the list at all. Everyone else went down. The whole list was about going down. It told how some departments are taking time down. There's no reason Philly should be on that list.
  • Colecoman1982, on 10/30/2009, -0/+3And rightly so. Even a person with a broken down car on a busy highway ranks higher in importance because there's a chance someone could be hurt. Unless the crime being perpetrated while you call 911 they have no reason to think anyone is in danger and, thus, no reason not to put it, perpetually, at the bottom of the list until they have some time where there are no more important situations to attend to. This isn't like a trip to the local deli, they don't just give you a number and send the cops to your break-in/car theft while someone with a larger number has to wait while they're assaulted, raped, or murdered.
  • crackyflipside, on 10/30/2009, -0/+3Yeah man! I used to live in west Philly and shoot hoops by the playground. One day these shady guys started messing around our neighborhood and I get in one little fight and my mom got scared and said you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-air.
  • clickwir, on 10/30/2009, -1/+4Don't forget, this is a best case scenario.

    Most of the time they don't respond at all, or aren't told to (thanks operators). Of course that data set is nicely left off this graphic.
  • nmanguy, on 10/30/2009, -0/+2They forgot to mention that Phoenix's police department got 300 AK's from David Spade.
  • neonoodle, on 10/30/2009, -0/+2make everyone an honorary police officer. There you go, got any other world problems you want me to take care of?
  • BookaShade, on 10/30/2009, -0/+2It's still one of the best times in the country. Probably why they still kept it on there.
    In Denver it takes 12 minutes..
  • zan6669, on 10/30/2009, -0/+2F*CK Filthadelphia! :D

    Actually, I really loved the atmosphere. Not so much the dirty streets.
  • jeffambo, on 10/30/2009, -3/+5God dammit Philly!
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