Most 911 Calls Routed to NYPD Tagged as Unrelated to Crime, Study Finds

Most 911 Calls Routed to NYPD Tagged as Unrelated to Crime, Study Finds

The majority of 911 calls routed to the NYPD last year were described by dispatchers as unrelated to criminal activity, according to a new study released Wednesday by a criminal justice reform group. The nonprofit Vera Institute analyzed more than 3.6 million calls that resulted in a police response in 2025 and found only 42% were labeled by 911 dispatchers as “crime related.” More often than not, cops were sent to handle non-crime related compl…