Have you ever thought about the average police response time when you call 911? A lot of people claimed they would call 911 if they were confronted with violence. They have a false sense of security to make some believe that a single call will bring the SWAT team to them within moments of calling.
Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. So just how long does it take the police to respond to a 911 call on average?
The American Police Beat did a study that shows the average emergency response time is around 10 minutes. The worst response time is from Atlanta, which is around 11 to 12 minutes. Nashville is close to nine minutes.
Studies done by the Department of Justice showed that the best response time in the nation is four minutes, with the worst being over an hour. The upper income areas typically have the better response times, while the rural and middle-class areas have to wait longer.
Though the Department of Justice has on record that the average response time to an emergency call is around four minutes, they also state the average time a criminal is with his victim is typically close to 90 seconds.
This gives an extra 2 1/2 minutes for you to be raped, maimed, injured, robbed, or murdered before the police show up. Yes, the police arrive after the crime happens almost always, and once the criminal has departed.
Too many people see the police as their personal bodyguards. They are unable to be everywhere at once, though. Our Supreme Court has made it where they don’t have to be. You are unable to sue the police in any instance where they cannot do their job.
The reality of the situation is that, for four minutes or more, you are on your own. If you have ever been in an altercation, you know the criminal only needs mere seconds to inflict serious injury.
You are responsible for defending yourself. Only you are accountable, as a citizen, for the safety of your personal being.
Do you have what it takes to protect yourself? Have you been through mental and physical training that helps you with self protection? If not, it is strongly encouraged that you take a course on self-defense to protect yourself.
When crime comes your way, you don’t want to have to wait minutes waiting for the police to respond at your most vulnerable time. Instead, learn today how you can protect yourself.
