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Two-thirds of the time, when theyâre needed, the time necessary for them to suit up and leave their home from a cold start must be added to their response time. The same problems face not only rural Americans, but the residents of innumerable small towns that canât afford a police force. Itâs not just a rural reality. In Detroit, 911 emergency response times range from 58 minutes âwhen the police come at allâto four hours. The Womenâs Self Defense Institute notes: âAccording to American Police Beat, the average response time for an emergency call is 10 minutes.
Atlanta has the worst response time with 11 to 12 minutes and Nashville comes in at a lightning speed of 9 minutes. The Department of Justice, with their statistical prowess, reports that the best response time is 4 minutes and the worst over 1 hour.â. Part of this is nothing more than the cold calculations of time and distance. An officer ten miles from a call will take more than 10 minutes to get there.