CRIMINALS AND EX-CONVICTS (Gender breakdown and percentage of crimes committed)

Parliament of Singapore · 25 July 1994 · 8th Parliament

Official Report, 25 July 1994, Vol 63, Issue 2 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Kanwaljit SoinWong Kan Seng
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Dr Kanwaljit Soin asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the gender breakdown of criminals who committed crimes against property and persons from 1989 to 1993; (b) what is the percentage of such crimes which are committed by ex-convicts; and (c) what is the percentage of ex-convicts who revert to crime within two years of their release from prison.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: (a) The gender breakdown of criminals who committed major crimes against property and persons from 1990 to 1993 are given in Table 1 (Cols. 223 - 224). Figures for earlier years are not readily available as they are in manual records.

(b) The percentage of such crimes which are committed by ex-convicts is given in Table 2 (Cols. 223 - 224).

(c) About 23% of ex-convicts revert to crime within two years of their release from prison. Table 1 & 2 - BREAKDOWN OF OFFENDERS AGAINST PROPERTY AND PERSONS BY GENDER 1990-1993, BREAKDOWN OF OFFENDERS AGAINST PROPERTY AND PERSONS WHO ARE EX-CONVICTS 1990-1993 (Cols. 223 - 224)

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 25 July 1994. Republished on SGParliament.