Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief, Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, said that the “positive spirit” initiative contributed to the decline in the crime index.

During his briefing on the progress of the initiative, he added that it is in line with the goals of the Year of Tolerance, by consolidating the values ​​of coexistence and dialogue among members of society, respecting and accepting others, while rejecting all forms of extremism, hatred, violence, nervousness and discrimination, in addition to benefiting from sport as an effective social tool. To exploit the leisure time, for the benefit of all members of society of all categories and ages.

The general coordinator of the initiative, Lieutenant Ahmed Al-Bahar, reviewed the results of the initiative last year, compared to the current year, stressing its implementation in four stages in 2018, as the first phase in the Mirdif area, and included the establishment of five sports events, and 12 awareness lectures, benefiting 695 This contributed to reducing the crime index in the region by 9.76%. The second phase in the Muhaisnah area, which included the implementation of eight events, and 15 awareness lectures, benefiting 880 people, which reduced the crime index in the region by 67.75%. The third phase in Al Barsha included the implementation of seven events and 13 awareness lectures, benefiting 1,632 people, which led to the reduction of the crime index to 51.34%. The fourth phase, in Al Quoz, included the implementation of eight events and 18 awareness lectures, benefiting 1,819 people, and the crime index decreased to 0%. This year, the first phase was implemented in Al Twar, through eight sporting events and 13 awareness lectures, benefiting 6,963 people, resulting in a 39.2% decrease in the crime index. The second phase in the Satwa area, which included the implementation of five events, and six awareness lectures, which benefited 3372 people, which contributed to the reduction of the crime index to zero.

- Crime Index in Al Quoz

Decreased to 0%.

After the implementation of 18 lectures

Awareness benefited

Of these, 1819 people