United Arab Emirates: crime and justice

What is the homicide rate in the UAE?

The UAE recorded 0.7 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2022, according to UNODC data published by the World Bank. The rate was 0.4 in 2021 and 0.7 in 2020.

The data come from national criminal justice records reported to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. With a small number of cases, the rate can move noticeably from year to year. The figure counts unlawful killings intended to cause death or serious injury; deaths in road accidents are excluded. No more recent year is in the series.

Official sources: World Bank: intentional homicides per 100,000 people, UAE

Where are UAE crime statistics published?

No national crime figures for the UAE could be read on the sites of the Ministry of Interior (moi.gov.ae) and Dubai Police, checked on 15 October 2026: the ministry's site did not respond to our automated check, and the Dubai Police site loads its content by script.

Dubai Police and other emirate police forces announce crime report figures in their own releases, usually as percentage changes on the previous year rather than as rates. The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre and emirate statistics offices also hold justice data. Prison population figures are not published on these sites.

Official sources: Dubai Police

What is the homicide rate in the United Arab Emirates?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the intentional homicide rate in the United Arab Emirates at 0.7 per 100,000 in 2022. Since 2010 it has ranged from 0.4 per 100,000 (2021) to 1.0 per 100,000 (2010). Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 1.3 per 100,000; the United Arab Emirates is 7th highest of 10. Of 99 countries with 2022 data, 85th highest.

How many women are murdered in the United Arab Emirates?

0.3 per 100,000: that is the homicide rate for women in the United Arab Emirates for 2022, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. The peak was 0.8 per 100,000 in 2010 and the low 0.3 per 100,000 in 2021. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 0.5 per 100,000, and the United Arab Emirates placed 8th highest of 9. Worldwide: 90th of 94.

How many men are killed in the United Arab Emirates?

0.9 per 100,000: that is the homicide rate for men in the United Arab Emirates for 2022, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. The peak was 1.1 per 100,000 in 2010 and the low 0.5 per 100,000 in 2021. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 1.7 per 100,000; the United Arab Emirates is 6th highest of 8. World rank, highest first: 76th of 93.

How many people have been killed in fighting in the United Arab Emirates?

3: that is battle-related deaths in the United Arab Emirates for 2022, according to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 774, and the United Arab Emirates placed 8th highest of 8. World rank, highest first: 40th of 43.