Although the crime rate in Sharjah and the UAE in general is extremely low,[3] Sharjah Police have conducted a wide range of operations against narcotics smugglers, including the seizure of 19 kg of heroin leading to the arrest of six smugglers in July 2018.

[4] A further haul the same month yielded 20 kilograms of hashish, 1,300 Tramadol pills and 50 grams of crystal meth and led to the arrest of three smugglers.

In Sharjah, issuing a cheque without sufficient funds to cover can lead to a criminal case being filed.

In 2015/16 alone, 214 cases were registered and 239 suspects were taken into custody for online crimes, ranging from bank account fraud to blackmail.

Cybercrime or fraud is punishable in the UAE under federal law No 5 of 2012 with 'a prison term of not less than one year and/or a fine of not less than Dhs250,000 and not more than Dhs1 million'.

[7] In 2016, Sharjah Police held a forum on cybercrime[8] and in 2018 the force embarked on a major awareness campaign to warn young people of the dangers of online extortion through social media.

[10] In February 2018, Sharjah Police arrested a Pakistani national accused of carrying out a Dhs2.5 million bitcoin fraud.

[17] A 14-man contact center supports the Rafid service, which aims to respond to Sharjah's some 300 daily minor accidents within 15 minutes.