Dubai Police recorded a drop in several major crime types in the first half of 2026, including fraud, cybercrime and economic crime, according to a performance review by the General Department of Criminal Investigation. The meeting reviewed crime trends, operational achievements and key plans for the second quarter of the year. Fraud, cybercrime and economic crime declineA comparison with the same period last year showed a clear decrease in several priority crime categories. During the second quarter, Dubai Police shut down 103 fraudulent social media accounts as part of efforts to fight online fraud and protect residents from increasingly advanced scams. Dubai Police said these tools are helping move policing from reacting to crime to predicting and preventing it.