United Arab Emirates Travel Risk Overview
Country-level baseline for crime, health, advisory, political, disaster, transport, environmental, digital, and money-safety risk, with city-level dossiers where Travel Risk Calculator has local data.
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Data file
| Confidence | 80 |
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| Source note | calibrated 2026-05-09 v1.0 (knowledge-based; State Dept advisory tiers, GPI, OSAC patterns) |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-09 11:01:52 |
| City files | 4 |
Assessment memory
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| Saved assessments | 22 |
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| Average composite | 25/100 |
Threat Vector Baseline
City Risk Files in United Arab Emirates
Showing 4 of 4 reviewed cities in United Arab Emirates, ranked by population.
Emergency Numbers
| Police | 999 |
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| Ambulance | 998 |
| Fire | 997 |
| General emergency | 999 |
| Tourist police | 800 4438 |
Recent Assessment Signals
| Location | Mode | Score | Confidence | AI / Search |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | compare cities | 25/100 · moderate | high | AI + search |
| Dubai | compare cities | 25/100 · moderate | high | AI + search |
| Dubai | compare cities | 25/100 · moderate | high | AI + search |
| Dubai | compare cities | 25/100 · moderate | high | AI + search |
| Dubai | current city | 21/100 · low | high | AI + search |
| Dubai | compare cities | 25/100 · moderate | high | AI + search |
| Dubai | current city | 21/100 · low | high | AI + search |
| Dubai | compare cities | 25/100 · moderate | high | baseline + search |
Latest AI-assisted briefing for United Arab Emirates
Madrid faces a moderate rise in luxury watch thefts by tourist gangs and a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, while Dubai enjoys a drop in crime but must contend with dusty, humid weather and rough seas that could trigger sandstorms.
Top risk drivers
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[Madrid] Luxury watch thefts by tourist gangs
· crime
Police reports indicate 41 thefts in four months, with 34 detainees and one homicide linked to a tourist gang operating in affluent areas of Madrid.
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[Madrid] Hantavirus outbreak linked to MV Hondius cruise ship
· health
Fourteen Spanish citizens, including three from Madrid, were repatriated and quarantined after a hantavirus case was detected on the cruise ship.
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[Dubai] Crime reports down in Q1 2026
· crime
Dubai Police recorded a decline in criminal and disturbing reports in the first quarter of 2026, attributed to proactive policing.
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[Dubai] Dusty, humid weather with rough seas may trigger sandstorms
· environmental
Weather forecasts for mid‑May predict temperatures up to 42 °C, blowing dust, and rough seas, raising the risk of sandstorms.
Recent intelligence
- Police arrest 34 members of luxury watch‑theft gang in Madrid [source]
- Madrid activates health shield against hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius [source]
- Madrid alerts high pollen levels for this week [source]
- Storms and low temperatures forecast for Madrid [source]
- Dubai police report decline in crime in Q1 2026 [source]
Live intelligence cited 12 public-source snippets. Every claim above is grounded in one of them — verify any specific detail by following the snippet links on the full assessment page.
Disclaimer
Travel Risk Calculator provides estimated travel-threat information for preparation purposes only. It does not replace official government advisories, medical advice, emergency alerts, immigration rules, insurance advice, police guidance, embassy information, or professional security consultation.