Convicted Penal Population By Age And Offence Group, Annual
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 100 records. Fields include Data Series, 2025, 2024, 2023 (15 columns in total). Covers 2012-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Last updated 2026-09-15.
Description
Annual counts of Singapore’s convicted penal population by age group and offence group from 2012 through 2025, sourced from the Singapore Prison Service via the Ministry of Home Affairs. Researchers and policy analysts study incarceration profiles by offence category using the Department of Statistics CSV. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M891091.
Official description
Source: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS - SINGAPORE PRISON SERVICE Data Last Updated: 13/04/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Age groups are based on recommendations on definition and classification of age from the Singapore Department of Statistics. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M891091
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2012-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 100
- Columns
- 15
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Convicted Penal Inmate Population | 4887.000000 | 4448.000000 | 4545.000000 | 5038.000000 | 5945.000000 | 6934.000000 | 8078.000000 | 8781 | 8885 | 9502 | 9602 |
| Crimes Against Person | 819.000000 | 795.000000 | 735.000000 | 726.000000 | 702.000000 | 692.000000 | 701.000000 | 705 | 655 | 607 | 560 |
| Commercial Crimes | 703.000000 | 453.000000 | 450.000000 | 336.000000 | 343.000000 | 370.000000 | 448.000000 | 447 | 440 | 508 | 488 |
| Crimes Against Public Order | 153.000000 | 142.000000 | 146.000000 | 174.000000 | 171.000000 | 138.000000 | 145.000000 | 149 | 126 | 147 | 129 |
| Customs Offences | 214.000000 | 191.000000 | 176.000000 | 159.000000 | 160.000000 | 186.000000 | 271.000000 | 220 | 226 | 215 | 88 |
| Drug Offences | 2151.000000 | 2072.000000 | 2299.000000 | 2867.000000 | 3682.000000 | 4646.000000 | 5420.000000 | 6030 | 6178 | 6666 | 6675 |
| Immigration Offences | 46.000000 | 37.000000 | 26.000000 | 41.000000 | 24.000000 | 23.000000 | 59.000000 | 64 | 102 | 123 | 134 |
| Other Offences | 242.000000 | 162.000000 | 127.000000 | 91.000000 | 136.000000 | 115.000000 | 133.000000 | 138 | 130 | 159 | 319 |
| Property Crimes | 432.000000 | 471.000000 | 481.000000 | 579.000000 | 639.000000 | 712.000000 | 862.000000 | 970 | 966 | 1005 | 1136 |
| Traffic Offences | 127.000000 | 125.000000 | 105.000000 | 65.000000 | 88.000000 | 52.000000 | 39.000000 | 58 | 62 | 72 | 73 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | Yes |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Text | Yes |
| 2017 | Text | Yes |
| 2016 | Text | Yes |
| 2015 | Text | Yes |
| 2014 | Text | Yes |
| 2013 | Text | Yes |
| 2012 | Text | Yes |