Chicago’s OIG office can’t examine CPD 911 response times due to miss…

A new report from the city’s Office of Inspector General is critical of the Chicago Police Department and its incomplete data when it comes to tracking its emergency response times.

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said her office was hoping to conduct an examination of CPD’s emergency response times to understand if disparities exist in certain parts of the city – because residents have complained to her office about being underserved or ignored by police.

“This is really fundamental to CPD’s role as a public safety agency. How quickly the police respond when people need help. That’s what drives how safe people feel,” she said.

Witzburg told NBC 5 Investigates Wednesday that her office’s examination could not be completed because CPD’s data is incomplete.

Specifically, the OIG report alleges that officers have been failing to mark themselves “on-scene” when responding to calls. Of the calls reviewed in the OIG’s report, Chicago Police…