World News | Dubai Police reports significant crime drop in Q1 2023

dubai [ United Arab Emirates] May 1 (ANI/WAM): Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Mali, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, chaired the Directorate General of Criminal Investigation’s performance review meeting for the first quarter of this year.

Major General Khalil Ibrahim Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigations, Major General Jamal Salem Jarraf, Director General of Criminal Investigations, and other senior officials attended the meeting.

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Al Marri praised the efforts of the Directorate General of Criminal Investigations in maintaining security, which resulted in a 25 percent decrease in alert reports in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year.

A 97% increase in known reports in Q1 2023 compared to Q1 2022 and a 14% decrease in rescored reports for unknowns in Q1 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Reports of non-alert crimes also declined by 7.1% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.

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During the meeting, Colonel Rashed Bin Dhaboui, director of the Criminal Control Department, presented the Police Efficiency and Crime Forecast Report for the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022. The report highlights the results achieved by the General Directorate of Criminal Investigations in implementing developments and reforms. A strategic plan to achieve desired goals and targets to reduce alarming crime rates, expedite reporting, reduce crime in specific areas, and form effective working groups.

Bin Dhaboui also explained the most critical cases handled in cooperation with Dubai Police and the reasons for the decline in crime, as well as the use of artificial intelligence technology to predict crimes and emerging crimes.

Major General Al Jallaf emphasized that regular meetings chaired by the Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police help improve performance efficiency, discuss future projects and address potential obstacles. He added that the meetings follow a comprehensive approach to assessing the division’s quarterly performance over a specific time frame, compared to previous years, providing insight into the methods used to determine the direction of the division’s goals and assess results. (ANI/WAM)

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