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The Wait Before the Response →
Published October 7, 2026. September’s measured high-priority police response average fell from 22.83 to 20.55 minutes, chiefly in the queue before dispatch. Evening waits stayed near 26 minutes. Read the charts, limits, and new Sandy collision lead.
About This Investigation
What happens between a 911 call and help arriving?
Follow response definitions, infrastructure, geography, and the records still needed to account for the wait.
The investigation keeps its existing application, research pages, and source record. The Porch provides a place to begin and follow related work.
What This Can Tell You
The original ArcGIS application retains the September 13 research release. The October 7 Porch update analyzes January–September dispatched-call records. These are separate dated releases; the application has not been updated with the new analysis.
Sources and Limits
Creator
Kaitlin Quinn
Provenance
Built by Kaitlin
Data Owner
City of Portland and individually attributed source publishers
Coverage
Portland, Oregon; source-specific coverage may differ
Data Date
October 7 article: January–September 2026 dispatched calls. Original application: see its dated sources.
Last Source Check
October 7, 2026 for the new police export and reporting sources; September 14, 2026 for the original application metadata.
Updates
No fixed schedule promised; see source dates
Limits
The October 7 review identified a possible September 12 collision record at NE 20th and Sandy. Its identity has not been confirmed against the witnessed collision near the 2200 block. No verified incident-specific wait or numerical I-5 closure effect is established. The original analytical map retains its earlier limits.
Authority
Independent research using agency-published sources
Reuse
Underlying data retain their source terms; no blanket reuse license is granted here.
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