Feb. 10, 2006 — -- Every minute of every day, 380 people call 911. That's a staggering 200 million calls a year. But now the nation's lifeline has a problem.

Of the 1.2 million 911 calls last fiscal year, 300,000 — or one fourth — were non-emergencies that could have been handled by calling 311 or other agencies, according to D.C.’s Office of ...

Following a special report into the Austin Police Department’s 911 operations, the agency is in the early stages of considering using an AI component mentioned in the report.