New data says it's taking longer for ambulances to arrive at the scene of the emergency here in NYC. FOX 5 NY's Linda Schmidt talked to the union representing EMT's and paramedics with the FDNY about why we're seeing increased average response times.
It took officers an average of 15 minutes and 23 seconds to respond to 911 calls about a crime in progress in fiscal year 2024, or between July 1, 2023, and this past June 30, according to the annual Mayor’s Management Report released by the city Monday.
Average response times were better in the past fiscal year for 911 calls reporting “critical” crimes — such as shootings, robberies or burglaries, the report said. Cops responded in 9 minutes and 24 seconds on average in those cases.New Yorkers are waiting the longest they have in decades for cops to respond to emergencies, the mayor’s new annual management report shows.
Deputy Public Safety Commissioner Phil Banks, a frequent press-conference attendee on such issues, was conspicuously absent from Monday’s media scrum about the mayor’s report. BanksAssistant Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chauncey Parker, who was at Monday’s briefing on the mayor’s report, said the NYPD is “focusing relentlessly on how to better protect and serve people” when it comes to response times but did not give specifics.
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