It takes the NYPD an average of 8.4 minutes to respond to a 911 call, up from 7.1 minutes in 2007. Or it can take 20 minutes for the cops and ambulance to show up — as our crack Intern Emily found out yesterday — when you’re calling because an old lady fell down the subway steps at City Hall and sliced her head open. The NYPD says slower response times are due to calls for :”noncritical” jobs such as graffiti. [NYP]
