On 911 Response Times, Seattle Police Have Been "Messing With the Numbers"

Police have been "messing with the numbers" when it comes to 911 response times. City of Seattle
For years, the SPD has been artificially lowering its purported response time to 911 calls—telling the public that police were meeting their goal of arriving on the scene in an average of seven minutes. In reality, according to the latest figures, it takes 9.2 minutes.
At a city council committee hearing on January 27, police chief Kathleen O'Toole and Chief Operating Officer Brian Maxey reveal