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Crime drop 0.6 % did Singaporeans salary rise 0.6% in 2010
By Dylan Loh | Posted: 26 January 2011 1351 hrs
Police handcuff a suspect
Police handcuff a suspect
Singapore's crime rate drops 0.6% in 2010
SINGAPORE: The number of cases of reported crime in Singapore fell a marginal 0.6 per cent, or some 200 cases, last year.
Cases of unlicensed money lending and loan-shark harassment saw a 10 per cent drop.
Police noted there was an increase in foreigners arrested for unlicensed money lending - from 22 in 2009 to 50 last year. Many came to Singapore on social visit passes and were recruited by local syndicates.
However, cases of molest and youth rioting went up.
Outrage of modesty cases rose by 11 per cent, or some 140 cases, from 2009 to 2010.
One in four cases occurred at common areas of housing estates, with the majority of culprits unknown to victims.
Youth rioting cases rose by 13 per cent, or some 60 cases, from 2009 to 2010.
However, youth crimes saw an overall decrease, with the number of youths arrested dropping 2 per cent, or by 95 arrests.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Lim Kok Thai said: "We do not tolerate people who are involved in serious crimes or crimes of violence, regardless of your age. If anyone is involved, we will take you to task.
"We will find all the laws that we can, take strong action against you. Don't think that because you are young, we'll let you off lightly."
Statutory rape cases, where female youths under 14 years old engage in consensual sex, fell 40 per cent - from 83 cases in 2009 to 50 cases last year.
The police said multi-pronged approaches involving various agencies and educational programmes in tackling such problems have helped reverse the trend of such cases in recent years.
On the casino front, the majority of crime cases reported involved theft and cheating.
With the opening of the integrated resorts in February and April 2010, 112 people were charged for casino-related offences. More than 60 per cent of them were foreigners.
They involved individuals who tried to cheat at gambling tables and those who used someone else's documents to gain entry to casinos.
Another area of concern involved phone scams. People were cheated of some S$4 million last year, a million dollars more than 2009.
Assistant Commissioner Lim said: "When someone tells you, 'you give me a sum of certain money and in return, you are going to get one million in return', and you think the deal is too good to be true, chances are, it's not true."
Overall, the police said close cooperation between the public and authorities have helped keep crime under control.
- CNA/fa/al
By Dylan Loh | Posted: 26 January 2011 1351 hrs
Police handcuff a suspect
Police handcuff a suspect
Singapore's crime rate drops 0.6% in 2010
SINGAPORE: The number of cases of reported crime in Singapore fell a marginal 0.6 per cent, or some 200 cases, last year.
Cases of unlicensed money lending and loan-shark harassment saw a 10 per cent drop.
Police noted there was an increase in foreigners arrested for unlicensed money lending - from 22 in 2009 to 50 last year. Many came to Singapore on social visit passes and were recruited by local syndicates.
However, cases of molest and youth rioting went up.
Outrage of modesty cases rose by 11 per cent, or some 140 cases, from 2009 to 2010.
One in four cases occurred at common areas of housing estates, with the majority of culprits unknown to victims.
Youth rioting cases rose by 13 per cent, or some 60 cases, from 2009 to 2010.
However, youth crimes saw an overall decrease, with the number of youths arrested dropping 2 per cent, or by 95 arrests.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Lim Kok Thai said: "We do not tolerate people who are involved in serious crimes or crimes of violence, regardless of your age. If anyone is involved, we will take you to task.
"We will find all the laws that we can, take strong action against you. Don't think that because you are young, we'll let you off lightly."
Statutory rape cases, where female youths under 14 years old engage in consensual sex, fell 40 per cent - from 83 cases in 2009 to 50 cases last year.
The police said multi-pronged approaches involving various agencies and educational programmes in tackling such problems have helped reverse the trend of such cases in recent years.
On the casino front, the majority of crime cases reported involved theft and cheating.
With the opening of the integrated resorts in February and April 2010, 112 people were charged for casino-related offences. More than 60 per cent of them were foreigners.
They involved individuals who tried to cheat at gambling tables and those who used someone else's documents to gain entry to casinos.
Another area of concern involved phone scams. People were cheated of some S$4 million last year, a million dollars more than 2009.
Assistant Commissioner Lim said: "When someone tells you, 'you give me a sum of certain money and in return, you are going to get one million in return', and you think the deal is too good to be true, chances are, it's not true."
Overall, the police said close cooperation between the public and authorities have helped keep crime under control.
- CNA/fa/al
