Police response times have increased every year since 2007�and it now takes an average of 8.4 minutes for officers to respond to residents calling 911 to report crimes.

That�s 90 seconds longer than it took cops to get to a crime scene in 2007.

In 2008, it took 7.1 minutes for a cop to arrive at a reported crime scene, and that slightly increased to 7.2 minutes in 2009 and 7.3 minutes in 2010.

But the NYPD has defended its fleet-footed team, saying response times have been bloated by slower responses to non-emergencies.

(Source: NY Post)