RapidSOS Source Sheet
Statistic
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US 911 Calls
250 Million 911 calls in 2010
260 MM - estimated 911 calls in 2014
2.4% annual growth in 911 calls
73% of 911 calls are from mobile devices
Calls to 911 increased 26% over last decade
Infrastructure Failure - General Stats
26% of wireless calls in CA abandoned
10,000+ lives are lost annually due to inadequate location
information on mobile 911 calls
1 in 14 CA mobile 911 calls are put on hold
911 system went down for 11 million Americans (6,600
calls didn't make it to 911)
6,000+ calls annually on hold in Austin, TX
When call rerouting occurs - typically only voice is
transferred (i.e. the caller's data generally does not
transfer)
37X (times a woman tried 911 during WA 911 outage)
911 Location Information (Wireless Calls)
60% of wireless calls have inaccurate or no location data
90% of wireless 911 calls in DC lack accurate location
information
63.4% of CA's 2014 mobile 911 calls had no location
information
Additional Sources
95 school shootings since the tragedy at Sandy Hook
Elementary
1 in 5 women has been sexually assaulted
100+ million emergency room visits in the US annually
10 million car accidents in the US annually
NENA
Normalized based on growth rate and NENA numbers
911 Industry Alliance (credit: NENA)
FCC
The National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload
National 911 Program
The National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload
Tech Crunch
FCC
Find Me 911 Coalition
The Free Library / Daily News
FCC
Newsweek
The Industry Council for Emergency Response
Technologies
The National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload
9/11 Commission
Daily Mail
Seattle Times
NBC News
Digital News Nation
Washington Post
FCC/Findme911
USA Today
Everytown for Gun Safety
The White House Task Force to Protect Students from
Sexual Assault
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States Census
PBS
1 is 2 Many Campaign, the White House
Agency for Health Care Research & Quality