When you need help now, the police are only 22 minutes away.
“Bowie woman waits 22 minutes for police during attempted break in | WTOP” https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2021/10/bowie-woman-waits-22-minutes-for-police-during-attempted-break-in/amp/
Yes, it’s likely other interventions need to be considered given this seems to be an on-going issue. According to DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 2008, 48% of the time it took police 11 minutes to 1 hour to respond to household burglary incidents. Twelve percent of the time it was within 1 day.