SPOUSAL VIOLENCE

Parliament of Singapore · 4 September 1998

Official Report, 4 September 1998, Vol 69, Issue 6 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Claire Chiang See NgohWong Kan Seng

Mdm Claire Chiang See Ngoh asked the Minister for Home Affairs, from January 1996 to July 1998, how many spousal violence cases were reported and what was the profile of abusers by sex, age, occupation and nature of abuse.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: 5,052 spousal violence cases were reported from July 1996 to July 1998.

Statistics on the number of spousal violence cases prior to July 1996 and the profile of the abusers are not available. MCD is currently spearheading the development of a family violence database system which will capture information on the profile of abusers. This is expected to be completed in early-2000.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 4 September 1998. Republished on SGParliament.