Smart Police Stations (SPS)
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No officer on the premises: 27 key police services and a further 33 community ones, in seven languages, around the clock. The network reached 22 stations by mid-2023 - and counts only its own throughput.
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Dubai Police inaugurated what Guinness World Records certifies as the first unmanned smart police station at City Walk on 18 September 2017. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and offers 27 key services such as reporting crimes and traffic incidents plus a further 33 community services, from good-conduct certificates to social support for victims of family violence, in seven languages. The network reached 22 stations by mid-2023, and a floating station for boat owners was announced in December 2024 for the end of 2026.
📊 Impact
Dubai Police reported 65,942 transactions across its 22 smart stations in the first half of 2023, processed without any human intervention, of which 16,205 were reports and 4,967 criminal-related inquiries.
🎓 Lesson
The published record of this network is its own throughput and nothing else. Dubai Police counts transactions; no source says what a staffed counter handles over the same period, so the figures cannot show whether the stations replaced counter work or added a channel beside it, and no outside body has evaluated them. The one thing certified from outside - the Guinness title - is about being first, not about working. The programme is also still growing rather than finished: the floating station announced in December 2024 for the end of 2026 has no published opening.
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what Guinness World Records certifies as the first unmanned smart police station at City Walk on 18 September 2017
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open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and offers 27 key services such as reporting crimes and traffic incidents plus a further 33 community services, from good-conduct certificates to social support for victims of family violence
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in seven languages
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The network reached 22 stations by mid-2023
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a floating station for boat owners was announced in December 2024 for the end of 2026
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65,942 transactions across its 22 smart stations in the first half of 2023, processed without any human intervention, of which 16,205 were reports and 4,967 criminal-related inquiries
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no source says what a staffed counter handles over the same period
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the Guinness title - is about being first, not about working
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the floating station announced in December 2024 for the end of 2026 has no published opening
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- Dubai Police
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Guinness World Records — First unmanned smart police station
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- 2026-08-28
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Record page: "The first unmanned smart police station is Dubai Police Smart Station, operated by Dubai Police (UAE) and was inaugurated at City Walk, Dubai, UAE on 18 September 2017", open 24/7, "27 key services" plus "a further 33 services offering community services". Carries no publication date - it is a continuously maintained reference page, and the date it shows is the record date, not a publication date. The certification is of primacy, not of performance.
Gulf News — Dubai Smart Police Stations set new record with 65K transactions in H1 2023
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- 2023-07-08
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- 2026-08-28
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Source for the H1 2023 figures: "a total of 65,942 smart transactions were conveniently and smartly processed without any human intervention. These included lodging 16,205 reports and 4,967 criminal-related inquiries", across "22 smart police stations", in "Arabic, English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Chinese". The page shows only "Last updated: July 08, 2023"; the article id in the URL decodes to the same day, so that day is recorded as the publication date. All figures are Dubai Police's own, relayed at a press briefing.
CIO — Dubai Police will have its first floating smart police station in 2026
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- 2024-12-09
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- 2026-08-28
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Announcement piece, 9 December 2024: the floating station is "set to go live by the end of 2026", will offer "27 primary services" and "33 additional services", operate "with no human intervention", and join the existing SPS, drive-thru and walk-in stations. No later source in this entry reports it opening.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Smart Police Stations (SPS)” — Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/dubai-smart-police-stations/ (last verified 2026-08-28). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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