不要不急１１０番、１５１万件　昨年、コロナ関連も―警察庁

　全国の警察が昨年１～１１月に受理した１１０番は７８４万６７３８件で、緊急性のないケースは２割近い１５１万６０８２件に上ったことが分かった。警察庁が１０日の「１１０番の日」に合わせて公表した。
　緊急性のない通報は、「新型コロナウイルス対策で入院中の妻と面会できない」などがあった。「息子が起きないので警察官に電話で起こしてもらいたい」「聖火リレーの交通規制について教えて」といった要望や、いたずら目的の虚偽の通報もあった。
　緊急の対応が必要でない通報が１１０番全体に占める割合は、近年２割前後で推移している。警察庁は、警察相談専用電話「＃９１１０」の利用を呼び掛けている。（2022/01/10-05:03）

Of 7,846,738 calls made to the Japanese police's emergency 110 phone number in January-November 2021, cases that were not urgent accounted for 1,516,082, or nearly 20 pct, the National Police Agency said Monday.
   The agency designates Jan. 10 as "Dial 110 Day" to promote the proper use of the phone number to make emergency calls.
   The nonurgent calls received by the police during the reporting period included one from a person complaining that he was not allowed to see his wife in hospital because of the coronavirus pandemic.
   There was also a call seeking explanations about traffic controls enforced during Olympic torch relay events and a request for the police to wake up the caller's son. The police even received prank calls making fake emergency reports.
   The proportion of calls that do not require emergency responses among all calls made to the 110 number has been staying at around 20 pct in recent years. The agency is asking the public to phone the help hotline #9110 for nonurgent consultations.