Only 15 per cent of 999 calls made to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) are genuine emergencies, according to latest data.
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The force has said the calls, which totalled 1.87m between July 2024 and July 2025, took up valuable call handler time and stopped them from dealing with genuine emergencies.