Your neighbors have once again focused attention on a major issue for many Chicago neighborhoods.\u00a0 We appeared on Fox News again last night.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.myfoxchicago.com\/dpp\/news\/investigative\/chicago-911-diversion-program-311-police-calls-burglaries-fill-out-reports-online-20110228<\/a>#<\/p>\n The lack of police response\u00a0 to certain types of 911 calls in our neighborhood has contributed to a diminished quality of life in Chicago’s less affluent wards and districts.\u00a0 We are pleased that the Better Government Association has joined us in demanding data from the Office of Emergency Management (OEMC) that can be used to ensure fair and equitable police allocation for all communities. How can you manage police allocation if not by the level of crime?\u00a0 We all have a right to know whether our community suffers from long waits or no service at all because the other communities have more officers assigned due to political clout. The OEMC argues that providing response times will somehow alert the criminals that they can conduct more crimes if they expose that data. We believe there are many ways to mitigate this fear. If we simply setup four data buckets and lump the total number of calls dispatched by priority (and not by type) within 15 minutes, then total number of calls dispatched within 30 minutes, and the total number of calls dispatched\u00a0 after 30 minutes and total number of calls not dispatched at all;\u00a0 couple that with total number of officers available for dispatch during those target days across\u00a0all wards, and we can began to understand how to allocate officers.\u00a0 We believe this longstanding problem may be a human rights issue when you deny specific communities equitable city resources while collecting tax dollars from all. We hope the city respects all communities regardless of wealth or political power.\u00a0 We also hope that open air drug dealing, street gambling and public drinking\u00a0do not become simply a quality of life 911 call that continues to\u00a0not merit a response<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n We seek a comprehensive solution for all of Chicago that includes:<\/p>\n To view the Fox News story aired last night, please click on the link below:<\/p>\n\n