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Yeah, the non-emergency number seems to be a placebo to me - I've never heard of anyone getting any results by ringing it. I'm sure things were better when one

• opless 8y ago
  I’ve used the non-emergency number when students parties get a bit out of hand and are noisy at 2pm. They don’t promise anything but ultimately a patrol car wanders by about 30-60 minutes later and quite often they park up and “investigate”. This usually results in very much quieter parties for the duration of their tenancy.
• megakid 8y ago
  100% this. We have had a spate of crime, muggings and drug-related issues around our area in the last 6 months or so, the local police & residents have met numerous times about it. Lots of words and "please call the non-emergency 101 number when you see these gatherings" - I then spent an entire HOUR on hold to the 101 before giving up. A couple were mugged later that evening by that very group...
• wjossey 8y ago
  In Los Angeles I’ve used the non emergency line a bunch due to homeless individuals causing issues, and in every case I’ve had a cop come within the hour. I know because they always give me a ring when they are at the location to just walk through what I saw. My experience doesn’t seem to mirror everyone’s though in LA, so it may have just been the Wilshire division was all over it.
  • eponeponepon 8y ago
    Be thankful you aren't in a country where three successive governments have been pushing "austerity" for a decade, then. The current one has even had the temerity lately to outright deny that their public sector cuts, which include policing, are in any way related to the obvious rise in low-level crime and disorder here.