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Overview |
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Overall crime remained at the same level for
the same period last year. In Jan-Jun 2007, overall crime recorded
16,118 cases, up 25 cases compared to the 16,093 cases in the same
period last year. |
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This represents a marginal 0.2% difference.
Thus, the crime situation in Singapore is under control. |
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Focusing on index crimes, compared to
Jan-Jun 2006, housebreaking and related offences for Jan-Jun 2007 were
significantly lower (-10%). Murder cases were also fewer this year (from
12 cases in Jan-Jun 2006 to 6 cases in Jan-Jan 2007). All murder cases
have since been solved. |
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While the figures for outraging of modesty
and cheating and related offences were not significantly different,
index crimes that were significantly higher in Jan-Jun 2007 from the
same period in 2006 were rape, motor vehicle theft, robbery and snatch
theft. |
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However, there is no cause for alarm. For
rape, which saw the greatest percentage increase of 32%, the vast
majority of cases (90%) involved offenders who are known to their
victims. |
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The higher motor vehicle theft cases
registered this year should be seen in the context of a very low
figure registered last year. In fact, the figure of 543 cases for
this year is the second lowest in the last 5 years. |
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For robbery, although there has been
an increase of 38 cases from last year, it is still 121 cases less
than the same period in 2005. Snatch theft saw an increase of 66
cases from last year, undoing the improvement made in 2006 over
2005. |
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Police are particularly concerned with
the number of elderly victims falling prey to snatch theft. In
Jan-Jun 2007, there were 88 elderly victims of snatch theft, up 45
persons in the same period last year. Elderly victims of cheating
and related offences also rose from 50 to 61 persons in Jan-Jun
2007. |
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Similar to previous years, theft and
related offences1 accounted for majority (61%) of
overall crime cases reported. As compared to Jan-Jun last year, a
slight increase of 1% was registered. |
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In terms of arrest, the total number
of persons arrested registered a 5% decrease for the first half of
this year. Youth arrests also recorded a decrease of 3% as
compared to the same period last year. |
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The fall in arrests are largely
attributable to a fall in certain theft categories. About 4 in 10
arrests involving selected major offences2 are made
with the assistance of the public. |
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Theft & related offences include other theft, theft in dwelling
(in hotels & shops), shop theft, theft of bicycle, theft from
person, etc and also includes the index crimes motor vehicle theft
and snatch theft. |
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2 These major offences
include murder, rape, outraging of modesty, robbery,
housebreaking, motor vehicle theft and snatch theft. |
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Source:
www.spf.gov.sg 14 Aug 2007 |
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