Dubai:The Dubai Police General Command, represented by the General Department of Security Awareness, has recently revealed its role in raising the community's awareness through numerous campaigns, which had benefited more than 300 thousand people over the current year.   

Colonel Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri, Acting Director of the General Department of Community Happiness at Dubai Police, lauded the efforts of the Security Awareness Department in raising awareness among members of the public on several negative phenomena by carrying out events and campaigns that address safety, criminal, traffic and social violations.

Colonel Al Mansouri explained that the Security Awareness Department played a pivotal role at the security level in raising community awareness through lectures, workshops, and direct meetings.  

“The Department’s participation in various community events led to delivering its awareness-raising messages to various segments of society," he added. 

Awareness-raising campaigns
Butti Ahmad bin Darwish Al Falasi, Director of Security Awareness at Dubai Police, said that the department carried out 13 campaigns last year, benefited around 17,000 beneficiaries, compared to 13 campaigns in 2018, which benefited around 18,500 beneficiaries, while the number of beneficiaries reached 295,000 during the current year. 

“The Department implemented a bunch of awareness programs during the same period that targeted children, youth, and foreign communities. In addition to carrying out the “Live as a Hero” campaign, open meetings, Hajj and Umrah programs, Ramadan competitions, and other programs”. Al Falasi added. 

Kidzania
Al Falasi said that the Security Awareness Department has organized 27 events in the mini-smart police station in Kidzania, an interactive city for children between 3 and 15 years of age at the Dubai Mall, benefiting 840 children, compared to 20 events in 2018, which benefited 1894 children.

Islamic Affairs and Tolerance
Al Falasi explained that the Section of Islamic Affairs and Tolerance, in the current year, has organized 565 events that benefited 16,355 people, compared to 2598 benefited 52,988 in 2019. 

The Ripe Market
Al Falasi pointed out that the department has been implemented 13 events during the current year in the "Ripe Market" at the Dubai Police Academy Park. These events have benefited 7130 beneficiaries so far. While in 2019, more than 47,129 people benefited from 108 events, compared to 100 events benefited 62,601 in 2018.