911 "butt dials" rising 911 "butt dials" rising, 911 'butt dials' increasing, cops say-911 "butt dials" rising, If you've ever received a call because someone you know "butt-dialed" you, you know how annoying it can be. But when someone "butt-dials" 911, it's not just an inconvenience, it's a public safety issue. Officials in Evanston, Illinois say that nearly 20 percent of the wireless calls they get each month are "unintentional" or "abandoned" calls; and they believe the vast majority of those unintentional cell phone calls are butt dials. Emergency workers said those kinds of calls waste valuable time and could put people at risk. About 500 times each month, someone mistakenly dials the Evanston 911 center from their cell phone and that's only part of the story. "I don't think the public realizes how often this happens," Evanston 911 Coordinator Perry Polinski said. He said ...