A broken bone under her eye, a concussion and a cracked skull is the result of a St. James home invasion over the May long weekend.

Robyn, the victim, doesn't want her last name made public.

"We got our heads bashed in with batons, our bodies beaten," said Robyn.

Robyn said she called 911, but help didn't come right away.

"The police didn't show up until noon, we called them at 4:30 in the morning."

Winnipeg police said they had 200 calls in the queue at one point over the May long weekend, and more than 150 this past weekend.

Const. Rob Carver said police had to respond to several assaults this weekend and a false alarm that used up several units.

Police officers were also forced to sit with intoxicated people in hospital who were evacuated from the Main Street Project because of a non-suspicious death that occurred at the facility.

"We have to always put public safety at the foremost we do, that sometimes means that lower priority calls have to take a backseat," said Carver.

These busy weekends may not be isolated events. Call volumes are trending up in Winnipeg.

In March 2015, 911 received 19,731 calls. A year later in March 2016 they received 22, 331 calls.

City hall has been embroiled in a debate over the ever growing police budget.

Police board member, Ross Eadie, has been fighting for more of a budget increase to ensure officers are there when needed most.

"The expectation is, is that they're going to serve the people of Winnipeg and the demand for those services are up."

But Scott Gillingham, the police board chair, said it's not about throwing more money at the problem.

He said thousands of calls that come in are non-criminal, dealing with intoxicated people or mental health issues.

Gillingham said the board and the service are looking at ways to divert calls away from police and to organizations like the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.

"Even other non-profits even businesses as well to try to help identify which agencies should be responding to these non-criminal calls," said Gillingham.