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Top crimes committed in Dubai revealed

Theft was ranked as the number one crime committed in Dubai, according to the Security Industry Regulatory Agency.

In a post on Instagram, the agency categorized the top six main crimes committed against individuals.

Aside from theft, forced robbery, domestic burglary, fraud, sexual assault and abuse; and criminal damages are also included on the list.

Despite these recorded crimes, Dubai authorities assured the public that there is no need to fear because apparently, the rate of crimes have dropped by 15 percent last year.

Meanwhile, the emirate of Sharjah has also shown improvements on their security sector as 97% of residents expressed feeling of safety in 2017, compared to 92% in 2016.

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