Crime in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

American expat here, have split time between UK and Dubai for the last six years. I feel safer walking around in Dubai in the dead of night than I would walking down a street in the US in broad daylight. I don't make a habit of wandering around alone at night, but the point is that I don't feel I'd be in any danger if I did, beyond perhaps a rude whistle from a fellow expat spilling out of a club.

UAE laws are strict, tightly enforced, and crime is low, at least where you can see it. Undoubtedly there is crime, but it's unlikely to be a problem for tourists or expats. I personally have never heard of other expats or tourists becoming victims of major crimes, except at the hands of family or close friends.

Horror stories abound on the internet about tourists or expats being jailed for behaviors westerners take for granted (PDA, small amounts of drugs, public intoxication, loudly/publicly criticising the govt), but there's an easy way to avoid that: know the law before you go, and respect it. You're in someone else's country and if you can't be bothered to understand the law and respect the culture, you deserve what you get.

the amount of crime in dubai beside scamming is very little. there should be no worries to be walking around in daylight or night time. although if your planning on living here as a family, beware that there will be arab kids who will annoy your kids. going through legal matters is going to be a hassle though.

Offering $1000. To find him

DUBAI IN UAE, I have visited Dubai several time,
City is crowed with Foreigners, carrying over 100 nationalities alone, but important is to understand 100 nationalities, brought 100 crime style in the city, where UAE official cannot control and manage the city.
I have scammed by one of foreigners(asian), but when I went to report to Deira police, they keep referring to each other department, not took my case or made report to find these foreigner who scam me over $10,000 in the name of business starter, polices wasted so much time, not took my case, even not bothering to make report, even I have that scammers photos and some formed of his IDs papers, where they can circulate this person identities and easy can find him, even I tried to reported to Dubai identity department, to checked his details and provide me, full details so I can forward to local police or report to police, and but they transferred me to go to police, police told me to go court, court told to pay 6-to 8 % to Fee of total claim, but without full current address and details, cannot do anything but police, doing their own story, and that, scammers got the chance to run from DUAI and hide in other cities, latter found that, this scammers loots and robs over 100 people in last 5 years and still enjoying living in UAE he knows, Dubai people or other authority, will not bother to catch him and he is changing his companies and address again, again, so when local authority or department or work, identity depart and police do not do their duties, people will not safe from these scammer and not willing to save others in future, very disappointment with local authority of Dubai police and other department, look like, they are part of this crime and supporting this criminal in UAE
I have mad his face-book and offering $1000. To find him and report to Dubai police or email me ASAP
His all pictures in
FACEbook
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010560856222
Name is MAJID ALI QUARSHI. FRAUD SCAMMER cheater
BUT
EVEN SENT to all concern department in UAE, Dubai police, if UAE police could work, and have look this Facebooks and his identity, to save 100 more people. If anyone UAE citizen or people live there please forwards his Facebook pages to let other people know and can help and use his connection with Dubai police, please help and save others, or email this address this real name of person in email. Please save other 100.
Contact please majidaliquarishi@gmail.com

I visited Dubai recently for a week and enjoyed it very much. With all the comments about safety, I couldn't understand the need for so many security guards. They are everywhere! All malls have them and even the small neighborhood stores and supermarket have them too. I saw a lot of people walking around even on the highway at night and people seemed to live well together. Just didn't understand the need for so much security.

I have been living in Dubai for a long time but never encountered any crime in this city. I can speak arabic though as I am from Lebanon so dealing with the locals have never been an issue nor have they tried to cheat me.

My Filipina girlfriend though has experienced a couple of problems and they never involved the locals but experienced it from the other workers from India.

Dubai is pretty safe. I've never felt worried about getting back to hotel after midnight :)

With respect to all opinions , I have been in several countries around the world . I found Dubai is the safest place which anybody can live in . I can say it's an ideal city for everything .
Dubai is a miracle , fantastic and so beautiful , in addition of cours it is safe .

i just lost my bicycle in dubai..how is that can happen in that city? i already lock the bike..

#Tyronne.. above you will see "Do you live in Dubai? We need your help: Yes, I'm willing to do a survey".. i'm one of the UAE locals from Dubai.. and i can assure that Dubai is safe no matter what people will explan about Dubai been good or bad. it's still a "one person's opinion" but by using that "survey" you will see everybody's opinions in one line :)

Dubai is obviously one of the safest places in the world and it never disappoints you.
I'm not going to say that Mexico is not but u should not hv criticised Dubai or Mexico

ahmad nadimi its not that unsafe also, stop giving false information

I am sure Dubai is not safe at all, street of Mexico at night is much much safer than street of Dubai at night. I was beaten and mugged in Dubai, and police did not care at all, I never travel
in that country again ever. Dubai is good for Arabs.