| Singapore | |
|---|---|
| Crime rates* (2023) | |
| Physical Crimes | |
| Theft/related crimes | 145 |
| Crimes against persons | 79 |
| Commercial crimes | 49 |
| Housebreaking/related crimes | 3 |
| Violent/serious property crimes | 1 |
| Total physical crimes | 337 |
| Scams & Cybercrimes | |
| Total Scams/cybercrimes | 851 |
| *Per 100,000 population. Est. total population ('000) 5,917.6 | |
Crime rates in Singapore are some of the lowest in the world, with petty crimes such as pickpocketing and street theft rarely occurring, and violent crime being extremely rare.[1] Penalties for drug offences such as trafficking in Singapore are severe, and include the death penalty.[2]
In 2022, Singapore ranked as the first safest country or area in the Global Law and Order Index.[3] It was also ranked third safest city in 2021 by the Economist Intelligence Unit,[4][5] and 24th safest out of 136 countries in the Global Organised Crime Index by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.[6][7]
- ^ "Singapore Travel Advice". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Singapore". Smartraveller. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Global Law and Order 2022" (PDF). Gallup, Inc. p. 15. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Safe Cities Index 2021". The Economist. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Global Insights & Market Intelligence". Economist Intelligence.
- ^ "Crime Rate by Country 2023". World Population Review.
- ^ "Global Organized Crime Index". Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.
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