Boulder police officers in 2009 took an average of one minute and nine seconds longer to respond to calls for service than the previous year, according to a newly publicized report.
The slower response times in 2009, the most recent data available, are linked to several factors including an overall increase in calls for service and more traffic congestion in and around Boulder, said Deputy Police Chief David Hayes. Officers also are averaging slower response times because they are being more judicious about when to use lights and sirens, Hayes said.
“Our times have gone up, but we’ve been more calculated and careful about what to respond emergency to,” Hayes said. “We don’t put people at risk simply to have low response times.”
And, Hayes said, “The good news is that we have had no complaints where the cops didn’t get there fast enough.”
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