Originally Posted by kane

In a perfect world you would be correct, however, if you have two officers on duty and two calls come in at the same time, but they are sharing a car, what do they do? One person will have to wait for service.

I saw a show the other day about the city of Stockton, California. They have such budget problems that they have cut the police force down to next to nothing. Of course crime has gone up. At the 911 call center they showed at the moment the guy was in there with his camera they had 25 officers on the road all of whom were answering calls and another 45 calls on hold waiting for the next available officer.

Sadly, it is often a political ploy. They cut police and fire because that is what people notice and feel. This way when they ask for a bigger budget and more money in the next election people will be more likely to vote for it.