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The Dubai Police Force (Arabic: شرطة دبي), commonly referred to as Dubai Police, is the police force of the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Dubai Police Force has 30,000 employees [ 1 ] [ 2 ] who are responsible for policing an area of 4,114 square kilometres and a population of over 3 million people. [ 3 ]
Legal system of the United Arab Emirates. The legal system in the United Arab Emirates is based on civil law, and Sharia law in the personal status matters of Muslims and blood money compensation. [1] Personal status matters of non-Muslims are based on civil law. [2] The UAE constitution established a federal court system and allows all ...
Law enforcement in the United Arab Emirates. Law enforcement is the responsibility of each emirate of the United Arab Emirates; each emirate's police force is responsible for matters within their own borders, but they routinely share information with each other on various areas. The forces also each have units to deal with protests, riot ...
Country code. +971. International access. 00. Long-distance. 0. Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) follow a closed telephone numbering plan. The UAE is assigned an international dialing code of +971 by ITU. Telephone numbers are fixed at seven digits, with area codes fixed at two or three digits.
Dhahi Khalfan Tamim ( Arabic: ضاحي خلفان تميم; born 1 October 1951) is a Lieutenant General and the current Deputy Chief of Police and General Security. [ 1] He was chief of the Dubai Police Force until the end of the 2013, which is when Khamis Al-Mazeina (died 2016) took over. [ 2] He came to international attention while ...
In 2012, Dubai police subjected three British citizens to beatings and electric shocks after arresting them on drugs charges. [65] The British Prime Minister, David Cameron , expressed "concern" over the case and raised it with the UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during his 2013 state visit to Britain. [ 66 ]
Crime in the United Arab Emirates. UAE police vehicle. The crime rate in the United Arab Emirates is relatively low [1][2] compared to more highly industrialized nations. [2] Incidents of petty crime such as pickpocketing are low. [1] The United States Department of State states: " Crime generally is not a problem for travelers in the UAE.
The judicial system of the United Arab Emirates is divided into federal courts and local courts. The federal justice system is defined in the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates, with the Federal Supreme Court based at Abu Dhabi. [1] As of 2023, only the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah have local court systems, while all ...