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311 Information
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Columbus, OH 
The City of Columbus 311 Call Center provides a way for citizens, to submit a request for City Services. The Call Center is the single point of contact for requesting all non-emergency City services and is available to residents, City businesses, and visitors.

Its mission is to provide access to City services and City information with the highest possible levels of customer service. The "3-1-1" initiative strives to help City agencies provide efficient service delivery by allowing them to focus on their core missions, manage workloads efficiently, provide insight into the needs of residents, and measure how well services are delivered.


Baltimore, MD

Baltimore was the first city in the nation to begin using 3-1-1 as a police only non-emergency number. It was initially designed to offload non-emergency calls from the 9-1-1 system to reduce delays in answering times. Within 2 months, 42% of the calls from 9-1-1 were effectively transferred onto the 3-1-1 system. 
Baltimore is currently changing the 3-1-1 police-only system into a total citywide one number system. This number will handle all non-emergency calls for all city agencies.

Dallas, TX
Dallas uses 3-1-1 as the means to contact all city agencies. The number is answered at the Fire Department Communications Center and call takers place service requests into a central database.

Chicago, IL
Chicago uses 3-1-1 as "one call to city hall" for all city services. The number is answered at a call center that is separate from the police or fire communication centers and processes all requests for city services.

San Jose, CA
San Jose uses the 3-1-1 number as a police non-emergency number only.

Detroit, MI
Detroit uses the 3-1-1 number for non-emergency police services.

Rochester, NY
Rochester uses the 3-1-1 number for all police non-emergency calls for service. As part of the process, Rochester has implemented a comprehensive differential police response model. Currently, it is the only city in New York using the number.

Washington, DC
Washington uses the 3-1-1 number for all police non-emergency calls for service. The city is currently evaluating the feasibility of using the number for all city services.

Hampton, VA
Hampton uses 3-1-1 for all city services.

Houston, TX
Houston has established the 3-1-1 number as a means to contact all city services.

Birmingham, AL
Birmingham is in the process of implementing a 3-1-1 system for all city services.

Orange County, FL
Orange County has received U.S. Department of Justice grant funds to establish a 3-1-1 system for all county services.

Miami, FL
Miami is currently implementing a 3-1-1 system for all city services.

Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles is currently implementing a 3-1-1 system for all city services.

Austin, TX
Austin has implemented a 3-1-1 system that will process all city service requests.

Framingham, MA
Framingham plans to implement a 3-1-1 system that will process all city services.

Cambridge,
Cambridge will be implementing a city services 3-1-1 system.

Newport News, VA 
Newport News is considering a 3-1-1 system for all city services.

Charlotte, NC 
Charlotte
is considering a 3-1-1 system for all city services with expansion to all services provided by Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.

Dukes County
Dukes County is currently implementing a 3-1-1 system for all services provided by the various towns in the county.

New York, NY
New York is will be implementing a 3-1-1 system for all city services.



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