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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.
The following is a list of major crimes in Singapore. They are arranged in chronological order. Major crimes such as murder, homicide, kidnapping, rape and sexual assault, as well as firearms- and explosive-related crimes, are dealt with by the Major Crime Division of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Singapore Police Force. [1]
10 October 2022: 19-year-old Sylesnar Seah Jie Kai attacked and killed his 47-year-old father Eddie Seah Wee Teck after a heated argument at their flat, Block 653 Yishun Avenue 4 around midnight. Sylesnar Seah, the youngest of three children in his family, was arrested at the scene of crime. He was charged in court two days later on 12 October.
28–29 December 2013: 37-year-old Dexmon Chua Yizhi was found dead in Lim Chu Kang on 1 January 2014. Two suspects, 53-year-old Chia Kee Chen and 64-year-old Chua Leong Aik, were arrested and charged with murder. A third suspect, Djatmiko Febri Irwansyah (late 20s), had fled Singapore.
Changi Prison, where Singapore's death row is located Capital punishment in Singapore is a legal penalty. Executions in Singapore are carried out by long drop hanging, and usually take place at dawn. Thirty-three offences—including murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, use of firearms and kidnapping —warrant the death penalty under Singapore law. In 2012, Singapore amended its laws to ...
8 and 26 August 2000: On the morning of 8 August, 34-year-old Wan Kamil bin Md Shafian, 35-year-old Ibrahim bin Mohd and 30-year-old Rosli bin Ahmat intended to commit armed robbery. They targeted a taxi driven by 42-year-old Koh Ngiap Yong and told him to drive to Chestnut Drive before handcuffing him.
1990. 24 March 1990: At two different locations, two women were found murdered on that same night. One of them, 18-year-old Ng Lee Kheng, died from a fall from a flat at Circuit Road, while the other, Ng's 19-year-old best friend Foo Chin Chin, was stabbed fourteen times at an area near East Coast Park. The killings, which stirred the nation at ...
The parliament of Singapore is credited for enacting legislation addressing organised crime in the country. The Organised Crime Act 2015 is one of the recent statutes that was designed to help reduce criminal activities by organised gangs. It took full effect in June 2016 having been passed by the parliament in 2015.