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Overview |
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2005 was a challenging year for Police.
Overall crime in 2005 increased by about 19.9%, from 30,623 cases in
2004 to 36,704 cases or overall crime rate of 843, an increase from 772
in 2004. |
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The bulk of the increase was once again largely
attributed to minor crimes, such as theft in dwelling and other theft. |
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Handphone crime featured prominently in the
increases for several offences, most notably robbery, snatch theft and
other theft. |
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The number of youths arrested fell from
5,010 in 2004 to 4,594 in 2005. However, as the tendency towards crime
needs to be curbed at an early age, Police will still continue to focus
our efforts in tackling youth crime. |
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The number of arrests made by the Police
increased by 9.5% from 19,284 to 21,108. This is a record high. |
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Theft and related offences1
constituted more than half (62%) of overall crime cases. Offences in
this category increased by 4,568 cases, from 18,236 to 22,804 cases in
2005. |
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Theft in dwelling increased by 1,351
cases, from 7,629 cases to 8,980 cases of which shop theft increased
by 581 cases, from 4,644 to 5,225 cases. Other theft2,
which are commonly cases where victims left their belongings
unattended in public places such as shops, eating places, void
decks, schools etc, increased by 2,310 cases, from 5,019 to 7,329
cases. |
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Eight of the nine index crimes3
recorded increases. Motor vehicle theft recorded a decrease of 5%.
The comparative statistics are attached at
Annex A. |
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Handphone crimes4 remain a
key area of concern. The number of such cases increased by 1,414,
from 3,411 to 4,825 cases in 2005. Several offences which saw
notable increases in handphones being targeted were, other theft
(from 1,096 to 1,837 cases), robbery (from 344 to 488 cases), and
snatch theft (from 162 to 283 cases). |
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A total of 4,594 youths were arrested
for crime in 2005, as compared to 5,010 in 2004. Six out of every 10
youths arrested were involved in theft and related offences (2,845
persons), of which 1423 persons were arrested for shop theft, and
767 persons were arrested for other theft. |
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1 Theft and related
offences include, other theft, theft in dwelling (in hotel and
others), shop theft, theft of bicycle, theft from person, etc and
also includes the index crimes motor vehicle theft and snatch theft.
2 Refers to other
theft under Sec 379 of the Penal Code Cap 224, excluding theft of
bicycles, theft from motor vehicles and theft from persons.
3 Index crimes refer
to cheating and related offences, housebreaking, motor vehicle
theft, outraging of modesty, robbery, snatch theft, rioting, rape
and murder. They are selected for their reliability and higher
reporting rates. The index crimes are listed in descending order
according to the number of cases recorded in 2005.
4 Refers to cases
where handphones or handphones and other items were taken for cases
of theft from vehicle, theft from person, shop theft, theft in
dwelling, cheating and related offences, robbery, housebreaking,
snatch theft, theft as a servant and other theft under Sec379 of
Penal Code Cap 224. |
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Source:
www.spf.gov.sg 16 Feb 2006 |
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