More than 4,000 ring police over festive period
Durham PoliceA police force has received more than 4,000 calls over the festive period, including almost 300 to its 999 emergency service on Christmas Day alone.
Durham Police said its control room staff had dealt with a total of 1,783 enquiries made to 999 between 24 and 29 December.
A further 2,269 calls were received by its non-emergency 101 service during the same period.
Staff worked around the clock each day of the week, the force said, to answer calls from anyone in need.
In May, it was announced Durham's control room staff answered 91.7% of 999 calls within 10 seconds, with that performance matching national standards.
Non-emergency 101 calls, meanwhile, were being answered in a median time of six seconds, again bringing the organisation in line with other forces across the country.
It followed a £1.5m investment in new technology and additional staff.
