Devon & Cornwall Police 999 call answering times national league table
On average across the UK, police forces receive a 999 call every three seconds.
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On average across the UK, police forces receive a 999 call every three seconds.
NEW figures reveal how long it takes for Cumbria Police to answer 999 calls, and how many are answered in the target time of less than 10 seconds.
A SENIOR police officer has criticised people wrongly calling 999 as it was revealed emergency calls are not being answered quickly enough.
Millions are waiting longer for help in 'life and death' situations as all forces but one miss targets to pick up phones in 10 seconds
JUST 63 per cent of 999 calls to Dorset Police were answered within the 10 second target time, less than the UK average of 71 per cent.