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Singapore still a 'safe and secure home': Ministry of Home Affairs
Yahoo News Singapore 2 February 2018
Police surveillance. Yahoo file photo/Wong Casandra
Singapore continued to be a safe and secure home in 2017, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a statement on Thursday (1 Feb). MHA said Singapore was ranked the world’s second-safest city and the safest in terms of personal security, citing the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2017 Safe Cities Index.
Crime in Singapore remained low in 2017 and the overall crime rate fell, with thefts and violent or serious property crimes having “decreased significantly” since 2016, MHA said.
Improvements were made in other areas: Fewer immigration offenders were arrested, and fewer employers of immigration offenders were nabbed, too.
Fire incidents hit a 40-year low, with fewer fire injuries registered.
Fewer fatal accidents and deaths indicated safer roads, and 2017 saw fewer crashes due to drink driving, speeding and red light running.
Areas of concern
However, there were increased incidences of other crimes. Outrage of modesty cases, especially on public transport and at public entertainment outlets, went up, as did Internet love scams.
Singapore still a 'safe and secure home': Ministry of Home Affairs
Yahoo News Singapore 2 February 2018
Police surveillance. Yahoo file photo/Wong Casandra
Singapore continued to be a safe and secure home in 2017, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a statement on Thursday (1 Feb). MHA said Singapore was ranked the world’s second-safest city and the safest in terms of personal security, citing the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2017 Safe Cities Index.
Crime in Singapore remained low in 2017 and the overall crime rate fell, with thefts and violent or serious property crimes having “decreased significantly” since 2016, MHA said.
Improvements were made in other areas: Fewer immigration offenders were arrested, and fewer employers of immigration offenders were nabbed, too.
Fire incidents hit a 40-year low, with fewer fire injuries registered.
Fewer fatal accidents and deaths indicated safer roads, and 2017 saw fewer crashes due to drink driving, speeding and red light running.
Areas of concern
However, there were increased incidences of other crimes. Outrage of modesty cases, especially on public transport and at public entertainment outlets, went up, as did Internet love scams.
