96% of residents enjoy living in Dubai'

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• Some 96 per cent of Dubai residents said they feel safe and protected from crime in Dubai in general, according to the third Dubai Social Study released by the Community Development Authority (CDA) on Monday. The figure increased from 92.80 per cent in the first study in 2011.

Dubai: An overwhelming majority of Dubai residents said they feel safe and protected and happy and satisfied with family life while living in the emirate, a new government survey has revealed.

Some 96 per cent of Dubai residents said they feel safe and protected from crime in Dubai in general, according to the third Dubai Social Study released by the Community Development Authority (CDA) on Monday. The figure increased from 92.80 per cent in the first study in 2011.

The extent of happiness felt by residents — covering the year before the study was conducted — was pegged at 8.08 on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being ‘extremely happy’. This perception of happiness also increased compared with the 7.9 rating in 2011. Westerners report being the happiest, followed by Emiratis, then Arabs, while Asians and Africans took the last spot.

“The indicators are showing improvement. Something must have happened for these numbers to go up,” Khalid Al Kamda, CDA Director-General