IF I NEED A DEPUTY-—I would be happy if one got here in less than 20 minutes.
LARGE COUNTY
I used to work with a woman who lived in a little town at the far end of the county; no police department in the town. She had an evil ex-brother-in-law who actually burned down one house she lived in, and kept threatening her with all kinds of property mischief, including trying to burn down the house she then lived in. I asked her if she had called the cops, and she said yes, but it wouldn’t help, because it would take them 20 minutes to get there, and he was long gone by the time they arrived. Thankfully, though I live in a small town of 3,000, it’s the county seat, plus we also have a police department. But even at that, we have our own means of protection, should the need arise.