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40% of NYC's 911 Calls Are Butt Dials

Accidental calls numbered nearly 4M in 2010: report

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted May 9, 2012 12:50 PM CDT

(Newser) – Nearly 40% of the time a New York City dispatcher answers a 911 call, there’s no actual emergency. Yep, in 2010, two-fifths of all calls to New York’s 911 system were accidental “butt dials,” the New York Daily News reports. A...   Read full story »

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