Does anyone know of specific places where this is the case? I realize
> that most places you either call 311 or a POTS number.
In my case, in a suburb of Chicago, any response needing an actual officer has to go thru 911, as that is the county wide dispatch system.
AFAIK, only the city of Chicago has 311 in my area, not the surrounding area.
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[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: But John Levine asked about _non-emergency_ numbers, in other words, an officer is not needed. Every Chicago suburb I know of has a seven-digit administrative number for the police as well as 911. In fact, the state law several years ago which established 911 required that every community also maintain a seven digit administrative number. PAT]