RAPE CASES

Mdm Claire Chiang See Ngoh asked the Minister for Home Affairs if he will indicate, between 1990 and 1999, (a) the number of rape cases; (b) the age profile of the rape victims; and (c) the number of convictions.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: The number of rape cases, the age profile of the rape victims and the number of convictions from 1990 to 1999 (up to the month of March) are given as follows: RAPE CASES REPORTED IN 1990 - 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999* Cases 111 74 80 79 81 102 99 103 104 25 Reported Cases 63 53 68 64 56 75 48 61 76 16 Cleared** Cases 2 0 0 31 16 31 15 19 9 0 Convicted Clearance 57 72 85 81 69 74 48 59 73 64 Rates*** (%) _____________________________ * January to March. ** Cases such as the following are categorised as cases cleared: - cases where arrests are made; - cases where the accused is charged in Court; - cases where the accused is warned in lieu of prosecution; - cases where there is insufficient evidence to proceed in Court. *** Clearance rate = No of cases cleared/No of cases reported x 100% PROFILE OF VICTIMS BY AGE 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Below 10* 1 2 4 4 3 2 10 - 144 15 40 31 41 35 5 15 - 19 16 16 19 24 27 7 20 - 24 17 23 18 14 19 3 25 - 29 18 11 8 13 8 5 30 - 34 5 5 9 3 6 2 35 - 39 6 3 5 2 2 40 - 44 3 3 3 2 3 45 - 49 1 1 2 1 1 50 - 54 55 - 59 1 60 - 64 1 65 - 69 Above 70 1 TOTAL (not available) 82 104 99 105 105 25 _____________________________ * Of the 176 cases in 1994 to 1998, 147 (84%) were statutory rapes, i.e. the victims were below 14. Out of the 147 statutory rape cases, there was consent in 67 cases (46%).