They've been doing this for 30 years in Eugene without issue. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-town-of-170000-replaced-some-cops-with-medics-and-mental-h

They've been doing this for 30 years in Eugene without issue. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-town-of-170000-replaced-some-cops-with-medics-and-mental-health-workers-its-worked-for-over-30-years/ar-BB16lO1G https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-town-of-170000-replac... > Per self-reported data, CAHOOTS workers responded to 24,000 calls in 2019 -- about 20% of total dispatches. About 150 of those required police backup.