999 calls made in the year 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.028607

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please could you tell me the total number of 999 calls made to the Metropolitan Police in the calendar year 2022.

Of the telephone numbers which called, how many called just once, how many called twice, how many called three times etc Please could you give me the frequency distribution for the whole data set.

For the number which called 999 the most, please could you tell me if it's the number of an individual or an organisation. if it's an organisation please could you identify it, or if that's not appropriate tell me what sort of organisation it is in as much detail as possible.”

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

The first column is the number of calls received, and the second column is the number of unique Phone Numbers. So, 1 phone number made 25,520 calls in 2022 and 989,089 numbers made 1 call.

Please note, the number making the most calls is Emergency RONA Calls (from mobiles without a SIM card or with no cell coverage). The second and third are TfL calls.

No. of Calls	Count of Phone Number
25520	1
9543	1
9281	1
2530	1
2166	1
1976	1
1972	1
1938	1
1734	1
1693	1
1568	1
1279	1
1243	1
1241	1
1236	1
1084	1
1075	1
1007	1
996	1
954	1
905	1
869	1
826	1
817	1
809	1
798	1
785	1
783	1
776	1
738	1
713	1
698	1
693	1
672	1
667	1
664	1
621	1
604	1
577	1
567	1
562	2
561	1
538	1
535	1
531	1
530	1
520	1
499	3
494	1
492	1
490	1
489	1
486	1
483	1
464	1
447	1
444	1
442	1
440	1
429	2
426	1
420	1
418	1
417	1
412	1
410	1
409	2
402	1
392	1
387	1
379	1
378	1
372	2
369	2
366	1
365	1
363	1
362	1
361	1
355	1
354	1
350	1
349	1
345	3
344	1
342	1
337	1
335	4
334	1
331	1
326	1
325	2
322	1
319	1
316	2
315	1
312	1
311	2
310	1
309	1
308	1
307	2
296	1
294	3
292	1
291	1
290	1
289	1
287	2
284	1
282	2
281	1
278	1
275	2
272	1
271	1
270	1
269	1
267	2
266	2
265	1
264	3
263	2
261	3
259	2
256	3
255	1
254	1
253	2
252	2
249	3
248	2
247	3
245	1
244	2
241	3
239	2
237	1
236	1
235	2
232	3
231	3
230	1
229	2
227	1
225	1
224	1
223	1
222	1
221	1
220	1
219	2
218	1
216	2
215	1
214	1
213	1
212	1
211	7
210	2
209	2
207	3
206	3
205	2
204	1
203	4
202	1
201	6
199	2
198	4
197	1
196	1
195	3
194	3
193	3
192	2
190	1
189	3
188	2
187	3
186	2
185	2
183	3
182	3
181	1
180	4
179	4
178	5
177	5
176	5
175	4
174	6
173	3
172	2
171	2
170	6
169	3
168	1
167	2
166	4
165	2
164	2
163	4
162	5
161	1
160	7
159	3
158	4
157	1
156	6
155	2
154	3
153	4
152	1
151	4
150	2
149	2
148	3
147	5
146	4
145	5
144	2
143	4
142	9
141	6
140	2
139	2
138	2
137	2
136	3
135	2
134	6
133	4
132	5
131	3
130	11
129	8
128	6
127	9
126	4
125	11
124	7
123	8
122	7
121	6
120	5
119	7
118	7
117	10
116	9
115	6
114	5
113	9
112	11
111	7
110	12
109	8
108	7
107	5
106	11
105	16
104	4
103	7
102	14
101	10
100	7
99	9
98	6
97	6
96	13
95	14
94	10
93	14
92	19
91	14
90	17
89	19
88	15
87	18
86	17
85	12
84	26
83	19
82	13
81	17
80	18
79	18
78	17
77	14
76	26
75	19
74	27
73	25
72	26
71	36
70	23
69	40
68	28
67	27
66	19
65	45
64	36
63	28
62	30
61	38
60	38
59	48
58	37
57	52
56	62
55	51
54	61
53	56
52	51
51	67
50	67
49	66
48	58
47	85
46	69
45	73
44	90
43	86
42	105
41	97
40	130
39	129
38	126
37	139
36	149
35	160
34	176
33	190
32	201
31	235
30	239
29	233
28	281
27	333
26	356
25	399
24	433
23	451
22	556
21	579
20	711
19	747
18	862
17	985
16	1196
15	1452
14	1748
13	2179
12	2567
11	3363
10	4293
9	5800
8	7922
7	11094
6	16683
5	27235
4	47465
3	96660
2	246668
1	989089