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The Dubai Police Force (), commonly referred to as Dubai Police, is the
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force of the
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,
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. Dubai Police Force was established on June 01, 1956, and was based in "Naif Fort," as its Headquarters, until the year 1973 before it was moved to Al Twar. The Dubai Police Force has 30,000 employees who are responsible for policing an area of 4,114 square kilometres and a population of over 3 million people. They come under the jurisdiction of the
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. The force is currently led by
Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri (; born 14 August 1965) is a Lieutenant General who serves as the current chief of Dubai Police since 1 March 2017. Al Marri is also a member of the Executive Council of the Government of Dubai. Early life and educat ...
, whose formal title is the Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police; he succeeded Khamis Mattar Al Mezaina in the year 2017.
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served as the Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police until his new (and current role) in 2013 as the Deputy Chief of Police and General Security.


History

Founded on 1 June 1956, the Dubai Police Force started in Naif (a locality in the
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side of
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) with only 29 members, with the first police station being known as 'Naif Fort'. The size of the force increased gradually, to 105 in 1960 and to 430 by 1967. In 1973, the force moved its headquarters to their current location of Al-Twar, on Al-Etihad Street in Dubai. Dubai police force was the first to use many new law enforcement techniques, including electronic
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ing and
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. The force was also the first to use
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systems to locate stolen vehicles. The force had announced that it planned to deploy its first robot police officer in May 2017, and that their ambition is to have 25 percent of the force consist of robotic officers by 2030, as well as to operate a "smart" police station that "won't require human employees". The force was also the first to create a human rights department, as well as the first to employ a community policing programme. The police force closely cooperates with the civil defence and ambulance personnel. After many years, the logo/emblem of the police force was modified on January 2018. In 2023, the United Arab Emirates’ first ever all-female
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team competed in the SWAT World Challenge for the Dubai Police. The team, endorsed by first lieutenant Yasser al Zarouni, is made up of “
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champions and keen-eyed
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s” such as lieutenant Latifa al-Salman and sergeant Sheikha Ali Abdullah, as well as nine additional members. Middle East’s first floating Smart Police Station (SPS) will be operational by the end of 2026. The project was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.


Organizational structure


Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police


Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police

* Headquarter Regulatory Office * Police Judiciary Council * Resilience Center * Internal Audit Office * Esaad Card Center * Governance and Compliance


Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Community Happiness and Logistic Support Affairs

* Protocol Department * Institutional Development Office * General Department of Community Happiness * General Department of Logistic Support


Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Ports Affairs

* Institutional Development Office * General Department of Airports Security * Ports Police Station * Dubai Police Air Wing


Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Academic affairs and training

* Hemaya Schools Office * Institutional Development Office * Dubai Police Academy * General Department of Training


Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Excellence and Pioneering Affairs

* Institutional Development Office * General Department of Excellence and Pioneering * General Department of Human Rights in Dubai Police * Future Foresight And Decision Support Center


Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Operations

* Institutional Development Office * General Department of Traffic * General Department of Operations * General Department of Organization Protective Security and Emergency * General Department of Transport and Rescue


Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Administration affairs

* Dubai Police Health Center * Institutional Development Office * Center for Quality of life * Financial Control Department * General Department of Administrative Affairs * General Department of Human Resources * General Department of Artificial Intelligence * General Department of Finance


Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation

* Institutional Development Office * Oyoon Center * General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology * General Department of Anti-Narcotics * General Department of Punitive and Correctional Establishments * General Department of Criminal Investigations (CID) ** Institutional Development Office (Police Stations) *** Bur Dubai Police station *** Al Muraghabat Police Station *** Nad Al Sheba Police Station *** Al Rifaa Police Station *** Jebel Ali Police Station *** Hata Police Station *** Al Qusais Police Station *** Al Rashidiya Police Station *** Al Barsha Police Station *** Naif Police Station *** Al Khawaneej Police Station *** Dubai Mounted Police *** Criminal Information Department


Dubai Police Commanders in Chief


Departments

The Dubai Police Force operates under a general commander and his deputy, who in turn work under the police chief and his own deputy. The general commander forms part of an organisational office which, with a decision making support centre, organises fifteen separate departments. They include the General Department of Operations, which controls all patrols, emergency responses, and search and rescue operation, the General Department of Artificial Intelligence, which was established in 2001 and renamed in 2018, and the General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology which first opened in 1982. At that time, it was affiliated with the General Department of Criminal Investigations. Given the increase and expansion of the scope of work in the field of forensic evidence and the multiplying of criminal work departments, in 2000 AD, the laboratory was renamed the General Administration of Forensic Evidence. On April 14, 2007, the name of the General Administration of Criminal Evidence and Criminology was changed because it also was using science to investigate crime in addition to its administrative tasks.


General Department of Operations

Round the clock telephone lines help to electronically control all patrols from this department, with 2,000 land lines and 178 fax machines, and utilising wireless equipment to locate both car and foot patrols. The department also coordinates all emergency responses as well as search and rescue operations on land and sea.


General Department of Artificial Intelligence

It was established in 2001 as part of the aims of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum,
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, to form an electronic government. In 2008, 30% of UAE Nationals are assigned to work in the E-services Department to fulfill their duty. In 2014, Director-General Khalid Nasser Al Razooqi introduced
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to the police force to issue fines and identify wanted cars. In 2018, the department was renamed to correspond to the new government direction towards artificial intelligence.


General Department of Criminal Investigation

Crime fighting department of the Dubai Police, its objectives are: 1. Dealing with
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(quarrels, swearing, defamation, etc.).
2. Dealing with
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, such as murder, rape, armed robbery, kidnapping, etc.
3. Dealing with
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(drug trafficking, money laundering, internationally wanted criminals, etc.).
4. Social services, such as
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, things found, certificates of good conduct,
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s of all kinds etc.
5. Employing scientific evidence (such as Forensic Medicine, fingerprints, documents, arsons, chemical analysis, firearms, etc.).
6. Employing identity recognition means (such as fingerprints, DNA, criminal records, etc.).
7. Crime prevention methods (such guidance, directives, follow-up, statistical projections, periodicals, etc.).
8. Contains the Dubai section of the International Criminal Police (
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).


General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology

The criminal laboratory opened for the Dubai Police in 1982. At that time, it was affiliated with the General Department of Criminal Investigations. Given the increase and expansion of the scope of work in the field of forensic evidence and the multiplying of criminal work departments, in 2000 AD, the laboratory was renamed the General Administration of Forensic Evidence. On April 14, 2007, the name of the General Administration of Criminal Evidence and Criminology was changed because it also was using science to investigate crime in addition to its administrative tasks. This science studies criminal phenomena and their causes as related to the person or the environment surrounding him or her in order to determine the motives leading to crime and to combat it and limit its spread. Forensic science employs several disciplines, including psychology and sociology. On March 30, 2016, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, opened the new General Department of Criminal Evidence and Criminology.


Services

Dubai Police provides a variety of specialist services to the public. The eCrime Self-Service allows the public to record a complaint regarding cybercrimes, whether for their persons or for their properties. This service is specific to crimes happened within the geographical scope of Dubai city and people who benefit from this service are people who are affected by ecrimes. The "On the go" service was introduced in 2015 by Dubai Police General Command in association with the ENOC Group with the goal of swiftly reporting minor traffic incidents. With more than 250 trained workers working in 22 gas stations throughout Dubai, the service is offered. The service will assist city drivers in filing straightforward accident reports in the event of collisions, and more recently it has expanded the provision of services for filing unidentified accident reports. Dubai Police recorded an average emergency response time of 2 minutes and 24 seconds in the third quarter of 2023. This is helped by the use of drones.


Police stations

There are currently twelve Dubai police stations in the city. * Al-Rifaa ** This station was established in the 1970s to secure the Bur Dubai region. It has been reopened in different premises on two occasions, 1979 and 1992. * Al-Muraqqabat ** This station was established in 1974. * Al-Rashidiyah ** Al-Rashidiyah was created in 1976 as part of Al-Muraqqabat, however it became an independent station in 1984, and was moved to newer premises in 2000. * Naif ** The original headquarters of the Dubai Police force, Naif Fort was constructed in 1929, and was used as a prison until the founding of the force in 1956. * Al-Qusais ** Al-Qusais was founded in 1977 and moved to new premises in 1999. * Hatta ** This station was established in 1974, and also moved to new premises, this time in 1976. * Nad Al-Sheba ** This station opened in 1994 in Zabeel, though subsequently moved. * Jebel Ali ** This station was built in 1971, and renovated in 2000. * Ports ** Ports police station was also built in 1971, and watches over the Rashid Port. * Bur Dubai ** This station was founded in 1979. * Al-Barsha ** This new station opened in 2014 and covers the new developments in Al-Barsha and the surrounding locales. *Al-Khawaneej ** This new station opened in 2022 and covers the new developments in Al-Khawaneej and the surrounding areas, the stations is considered to be a smart police station and is one of the different branches of the smart police stations located around in Dubai.


Uniform, equipment, and vehicles

The standard uniform of a Dubai police officer is an olive green shirt with a red band running under the left arm and looped through the left epaulette, a dark green beret with a golden badge depicting the police force's seal, olive green trousers, and black boots. Female officers are required to wear a
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. Alternatively, officers wear a light brown shirt and trousers, though the rest of the uniform remains the same. High-ranking officers wear a
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and rank badges on the collar, together with their light brown uniform. Officers carry semi-automatic handguns such as the
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and
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pistols. Their special emergency unit uses a varied arsenal of weapons such as the MP5 submachine gun,
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pistols,
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s, flash grenades, and other weapons depending on the situation. Dubai Police Force vehicles are painted with a white and dark green colour scheme, with blue emergency lights. Every Dubai police vehicle has the force's website and email addresses printed on it. The police force uses Dodge Chargers,
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s, and
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s. Other non-exotic police vehicles such as Toyota Prados, Fortuners, and
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s have also been pictured. The police force also operates a fleet of BMW 5 Series E60 cars. In terms of SUVs, they have a
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-tuned G-Wagen (known as the G700; revealed at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show), as well as at least one normal Mercedes one. The pickup trucks in the fleet of vehicles come with
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es to easily tow or rescue other vehicles or objects. In 2013, the force fielded new eco-friendly patrol cars. In addition to cars, the force also employs
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,
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, and
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.


Exotic vehicles

The Dubai Police Force operates a variety of
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s,
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s,
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s, and
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s for policing. The rarity and cost of the vehicles, as well as their unusual role in policing, tend to attract the interest of foreigners. However, the belief that they are standard patrol cars or used in pursuits is false—the exotic cars are only used for traffic enforcement in tourist areas, and policing in the rest of the city, including responses to emergencies and pursuits, is conducted by regular patrol units in cheaper patrol cars. The exotic car collection of the Dubai Police began in 2013, with the introduction of a
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.
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awarded Dubai police force the title of world's fastest car in service operation, a Bugatti Veyron. It has a top speed of 253 mph(407 km/hr). The previous record holder belonged to the Italian police force, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. Among Dubai's fleet of police cars are: *
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*
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*
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*
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* BMW M6 Gran Coupé *
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Museum

The Dubai Police Museum, located at Al-Mulla Plaza, opened on 19 November 1987. It comprises three exhibit halls, as well as documenting anti-drug efforts of the police force, and the force's prison systems. On 19 November 1987, the International Council of Museums placed the museum on the record of Arab Museums.


Education

The Dubai Police Academy provides degrees, such as License in Law and Police sciences, Masters in law and Doctoral degree in law.


Dubai Smart Police Stations

Smart Police Stations (SPS) are a series of new self-service centers offering smart police services across Dubai. The service enables customers to apply digitally for many services, such as criminal, traffic, certification and others, without a traditional visit to the police station.


History

The stations are located in new areas and property developments. The stations allow customers skip queues and complete transactions digitally, and with no human contact. The force aims to increase its use of
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and reduce police stations visits by 80 percent. In September 2023, the Dubai Police Force partnered with the Serbian government to introduce a Smart Police Station in
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Services

There are 22 SPS stations and they operate 24 hours a day and operate daily, including on weekends and holidays. The stations provide services in six languages, and they provide services in the following categories: *Criminal Services: Customers are able to register for a request for victim support, reporting a bounce cheque, filing a labor complaint, getting aid from the police eye, filing criminal complaints, request for home security, inquire about police reports and report human trafficking. *Traffic Services: The SPS offers the services of reissuing a traffic accident report, applying for a traffic status certificate, applying for changing a vehicle color and to pay fines online. *Certificates and Permits: The customers can apply for lost item certificates, good conduct certificates, corpse entry permits, night work permits, road closure permits, clearance certificates and To Whom It May Concern certificates. *Community Services: For the community, the SPS allows customers to apply for tourist security services, events security requests, request for leaders at your service, job vacancies, heart patient services, delivery of found items and the search for lost items.


Smart Police Stations Locations

There are currently many smart police stations located all around Dubai: * City Walk SPS * La Mer SPS *
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SPS * Al Seef SPS *
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SPS * Arabian Ranches SPS Walk-in * Al Barsha Police Station * Jebel Ali Police Station * Al Muraqqabat Police Station *
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SPS Walk-in * DAFZA SPS * HQ Reception * Hatta Suburban Point * AL Eyas Suburban Point * Al Lesaily Suburban Point * Expo SPS * Al Khawaneej Police Station The Netherlands inaugurated its first smart police station in 2024 calling it "SPS Utrecht." The new station is located in the Utrecht Central Station area and was established under the guidance and expertise of Dubai Police.


World Police Summit

The World Police Summit is an annual event held in
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,
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. The summit includes over 230 speakers from 150 participating countries and more than 150 sessions. Hosted by Dubai Police The World Police Summit was formed in 2022. The concept of collaboration and innovation are key to improving public safety and reducing crime. The conference covers a wide range of topics, including
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,
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, community policing, traffic safety, forensics science,
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, and the use of force.


Traffic Enforcement and Penalties

Dubai Police is responsible for enforcing traffic regulations including traffic penalties within the emirate of Dubai. In July 2023, amendments were introduced to the traffic law through Decree No. 30 of 2023. The decree, issued by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE brought significant changes to penalties for various traffic violations, including the impoundment of vehicles. Under the provisions of this decree, the Dubai Police are authorized to impound vehicles under specific circumstances. For offenses including unauthorized road races, reckless driving, and driving under the age of 18, Dubai Police may seize vehicles and issue fines ranging from Dh10,000 to Dh100,000 depending on the nature of the traffic offense. Additionally, repeat impoundments within a year double the impoundment period, up to 90 days, with a maximum release fee of Dh200,000.


Notable initiatives


Policewomen

Dubai Police have established their first all-female land rescue team in the organization's 53-year history in February 2025. This unit comprises 16 dedicated women who will undertake roles traditionally held by men, marking a significant milestone in the UAE and the Middle East.


Hemaya Schools

In 2018, the Dubai Police established the Hemaya Schools to provide education for the children of police personnel and civilians, incorporating disability-friendly provisions. In the same year, the inaugural school in Al Karama with a capacity for 1,400
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and preparatory students, was opened for enrolment. Dubai Police staff are permitted to register up to two children without incurring tuition charges. The school's operations are under the administration of both the
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and the
Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
in Dubai.


Dubai Police Volunteering Platform

Dubai Police developed the Dubai Police
Volunteering Volunteering is an elective and freely chosen act of an individual or group giving their time and labor, often for community service. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergenc ...
Platform as a community outreach program to encourage safety, security, and
social well-being Well-being is what is ultimately good for a person. Also called "welfare" and "quality of life", it is a measure of how well life is going for someone. It is a central goal of many individual and societal endeavors. Subjective well-being ref ...
. The platform gives people and organizations the chance to contribute their time, talents, and resources in support of the goal of the Dubai Police, which is to improve
public safety Public security or public safety is the prevention of and protection from events that could endanger the safety and security of the public from significant danger, injury, or property damage. It is often conducted by a state government to ensu ...
and security.


Positive Spirit

The Positive Spirit promotes
youth Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (Maturity (psychological), maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as bei ...
participation in sports as a useful social tool for making the most of free time and instills a culture of sports. Through a variety of cultural, community, and
volunteer Volunteering is an elective and freely chosen act of an individual or group giving their time and labor, often for community service. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency ...
activities, it boosts the happiness and good vibes of society's
citizens Citizenship is a membership and allegiance to a sovereign state. Though citizenship is often conflated with nationality in today's English-speaking world, international law does not usually use the term ''citizenship'' to refer to nationality; ...
. As of 2021, a total of 26 community-based programs, 15 seminars and talks, 30 community-based sporting activities, and 7 community-based cultural competitions were organized by Positive Spirit
Initiative Popular initiative A popular initiative (also citizens' initiative) is a form of direct democracy by which a petition meeting certain hurdles can force a legal procedure on a proposition. In direct initiative, the proposition is put direct ...
in the previous year. The Initiative held events and activities in which more than 41,796 people took part and gained a lot, recording a 96% satisfaction
score SCORE may refer to: *SCORE (software), a music scorewriter program * SCORE (television), a weekend sports service of the defunct Financial News Network *SCORE! Educational Centers *SCORE International, an offroad racing organization *Sarawak Corrido ...
.


Policeman in your Neighborhood

As one of its
community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...
policing The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the safety, health, and possessions of citizen ...
initiatives, the Dubai Police has introduced the "Policeman in Your Neighborhood" platform, in which a Dubai Police
officer An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fro ...
serves as a point of contact between locals and visitors to Dubai and the General Command of the Dubai Police to keep an eye on and address issues in
residential A residential area is a land used in which houses, housing predominates, as opposed to industrial district, industrial and Commercial Area, commercial areas. Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include ...
areas. The program uses a prevention approach that tackles problems head-on, enhances services, reports on
infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and pri ...
to relevant authorities as appropriate, and plans events, after-school activities, and workshops to increase
youth Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (Maturity (psychological), maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as bei ...
awareness In philosophy and psychology, awareness is the perception or knowledge of something. The concept is often synonymous with consciousness. However, one can be aware of something without being explicitly conscious of it, such as in the case of bli ...
. By creating a strong communication channel to collect complaints and settle disagreements amicably, the initiative's staff had effectively contributed to raising security awareness among Dubai residents and citizens and developing a healthy community relationship. More than 800 members of the public and members of the Dubai Police have volunteered for the project. The volunteers were selected based on their abilities in language,
communication Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...
,
problem-solving Problem solving is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, a frequent part of most activities. Problems in need of solutions range from simple personal tasks (e.g. how to turn on an appliance) to complex issues in business an ...
, and collaboration because they will be working directly with their neighbors.


AI Police

Dubai Police introduced an AI digital police officer for tourist assistance and help with enquiries and complaints.


Dubai Culture

Dubai Culture and Dubai Police entered into an agreement to safeguard heritage assets and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dubai Police to enhance cooperation in activating the Heritage Police-Al Asas project in historical neighborhoods.


Arrests

In 2011 British tourist Lee Bradley Brown was arrested by the Dubai police and died in prison after 6 days of custody in a controversial manner. Police have detained protesters many times. Protests are not allowed in the UAE and there is a law banning criticism of the government and police. Furthermore, a US citizen and a group of others were arrested in 2013 after they made a parody video of Dubai. In 2018, police arrested a UK national, Dr Matthew Hedges on suspicions of
spying Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering, as a subfield of the intelligence field, is the act of obtaining secret or Confidentiality, confidential information (Intelligence (information), intelligence). A person who commits espionage on ...
for the British government. (See
Arrest of Matthew Hedges In May 2018, Matthew Hedges, a British Doctor of Philosophy, doctoral student who was in the United Arab Emirates for a two-week research trip, was arrested at Dubai International Airport on suspicion of spying on behalf of the British governm ...
) In 2019, Dubai Princess Latifa Al Maktoum escaped Dubai with some other people. She was arrested by Indian and Dubai Police, a few kilometres off the coast of India. She was then taken back to Dubai, where she was sedated and subject to imprisonment. In September 2023, Dubai Police apprehended six individuals and seized over $1 billion worth of
captagon Fenethylline ( BAN, USAN) or fenetylline (INN) is a codrug of amphetamine and theophylline and so a mutual prodrug of both. It is also spelled phenethylline; other names for it are amphetaminoethyltheophylline and amfetyline. The drug was mar ...
, concealed within furniture. The arrestees were allegedly linked to an international criminal network. The concealed drugs were discovered inside 432 furniture panels and 651 iron and wooden doors, constituting a major seizure in the sphere of global captagon trafficking. In 2024, The Dubai Police, in partnership with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, the Dubai Municipality, and the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department, launched the "Fight Begging" campaign. During the first day of Ramadan in March 2024, authorities in Dubai arrested 17 individuals suspected of begging across the city. Begging is considered an offence in Dubai and is linked to outcomes, like committing crimes and exploiting vulnerable people for unlawful gains. As a part of this campaign, March 2024, saw the arrest of 202 beggars (112 males and 90 females) in the city.


Awards

The Dubai Police team won the Wheelchair Basketball title at the 11th Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament, against the Federal Authority For Identity and Citizenship Dubai in the final. The game was held at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex. Dubai Police was facilitated with the Autism-Friendly Certificate (AFC) by the Dubai Autism Centre, recognising the force’s commitment to creating a safe and inclusive environment for individuals with autism.


See also

* Law enforcement in the United Arab Emirates


References


External links


Dubai police site

Dubai Traffic Fines


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