Number	20614
Subject	Law Enforcement
Source	Herald (Everett, Wash.)
State	Washington
Year	2003
Publication Date	Aug. 17
Summary	An investigation into the response times of various calls to 911 yields evidence that shows that calls are taken on a prioritized basis, not chronological. For instance, a person whose house had been burglarized would be of less importance that a person who was shot. The downside to this, though, is that sometimes people wait for more than 5 hours after calling for emergency help. This story looks at some of the factors playing into the discrepancies and what can be done to help.
Category	General
Pages	8
Keywords	911;police;emergency;crime
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