Dubai currently has 25,000 security cameras, but that number will increase.
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Dubai plans to spend US $136 million (AED500 million) to boost surveillance in the emirate.
The city is to have security cameras installed “everywhere”, a chief police officer told The National newspaper.
"We need to work according to a well-studied strategic plan and not only react to events as they come along," said Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan, referring to a top Hamas commander who was killed in January.
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Dubai currently has 25,000 security cameras, but that number will increase as the police begin installing a new type of smart camera to cover what were once "dead spots”.
"Surveillance needs to be ramped up to meet the growing requirements of an expanding city," added Khalfan.
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