How long does it take for police to respond to a assault after charges were filed?

Answer 1

If there is any evidence at all for it, they'll respond at once. If the evidence is lacking, they'll pass it on to the District Attorney for them to make a decision.

If the DA finds it to have any merit, they'll direct a more in depth investigation, and will have the police respond as soon as it turns up anything that would show evidence of that assault. This would typically be a matter of the police making a few phone calls or visits to gather some supplementary facts.

If there's anything to it at all, the investigation will show it very rapidly. A week, two, in some unusual case, a month. After that, it is unlikely that there is any "investigation", it is a case of the police reporting back that nothing additional was found.

At that point, there is no response, because no evidence of an assault was found. There are such things as "cold case" files, but typically these are for murder, rape or arson.

Of course, police and court procedures vary state by state. A local attorney could probably give a more detailed answer as to the precise procedures and time periods involved in your area.