How are you going to make sure that just your normal person going to work is going to feel safer? You know, one thing I've heard from New Yorkers about safety is their concern about response times. In 2020, police response times were under 11 minutes. Today, it's closer to 16 minutes. And part of that is because those same officers who used to sign up to join the force to take on serious crimes are now being asked to deal with the mental health crisis. (09:23–09:29)
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Asserts that police response times have increased from under 11 minutes in 2020 to closer to 16 minutes today.
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