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Dubai Police receive more than five million calls on 999 every year – 75 per cent are non-urgent cases.

Officers field calls at the Dubai Police Command and Control Centre. All photos: Reuters

Dubai Police responded to more than a million emergency calls in the first quarter of 2021, with the majority answered in less than 10 seconds.

The average time for police patrols to reach emergency scenes was 2.47 minutes.

Monitoring screens provide officers with a bird's eye view of the city streets.

Dubai Police's non-emergency call centre number – 901 – received 170,323 calls in the first quarter of the year.

Dubai Police receive more than five million calls on 999 every year – 75 per cent are non-urgent cases.

Officers field calls at the Dubai Police Command and Control Centre. All photos: Reuters

Dubai Police responded to more than a million emergency calls in the first quarter of 2021, with the majority answered in less than 10 seconds.

The average time for police patrols to reach emergency scenes was 2.47 minutes.

Monitoring screens provide officers with a bird's eye view of the city streets.

Dubai Police's non-emergency call centre number – 901 – received 170,323 calls in the first quarter of the year.

Dubai Police receive more than five million calls on 999 every year – 75 per cent are non-urgent cases.

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