Dubai: Police stations across Dubai have recorded a 77% reduction in criminal reports filed this year compared to the year before. 

 

His Excellency Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, attributed the significant drop to the exceptional efforts of the Dubai police stations' directors and employees, who work tirelessly to ensure the highest levels of safety and security across their respective jurisdiction areas. 

 

These remarks were made by the Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police as he chaired the periodic meeting of Police Stations' Sector at the Dubai Police Officers Club, in the presence of His Excellency Expert Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs at Dubai Police, directors of police stations, and a number of senior officers.

 

Brigadier Dr Saleh Al Hamrani, Deputy Director of the General Department for Excellence and Pioneering, reviewed the key nine strategic indicators of the police stations sector, including the Criminal Indicator, which showed a 77% decrease in the number of criminal reports logged this year compared to last year. The Criminal Indicator also showed an increase in the rate of crimes detected and prevented. Meanwhile, the Traffic Indicator showed a decrease in traffic-related deaths per 100,000 population. 

 

Al Hamrani explained that the Police Stations sector recorded an increase in the Performance Improvement Index of 5.4%. Moreover, the Job Happiness Index reached 97.5%, according to an opinion poll conducted among employees, and the Employee Motivation Index has reached 100%. He further indicated that the Participation Rate in local, regional and international awards, and the Customer Happiness Rate and secret shopper surveys witnessed a remarkable increase.  

 

Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Mohsen Abdul Quddus Al Obaidly, Director of the Security Response Department at the General Department of Operations, reviewed the indicators of the Police Stations sector that are linked to other sectors, including the Response Time for Emergencies Indicator, which achieved 2.34 minutes last year. He further noted that the Indicator of Security Patrols Presence in the jurisdiction areas reached 96.5% in 2021.

 

Towards the end of the meeting, Al Marri also reaffirmed that police stations unify efforts and work in a team spirit to achieve the strategic objectives of Dubai Police that revolve around three main pillars– a safe and resilient city, community happiness, and innovation in institutional capabilities.