Unlicensed Moneylending And Harassment, Annual
Description
Annual statistics on unlicensed moneylending and related harassment cases in Singapore, sourced from the Singapore Police Force and disseminated by the Singapore Department of Statistics in CSV format from 2011 through 2025. The time series supports public safety monitoring, crime trend analysis, and policy research on illegal lending enforcement. Adapted from SingStat Table Builder M890921.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE Data Last Updated: 20/02/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M890921
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2011-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 4
- Columns
- 16
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 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlicensed Moneylending Cases Recorded | 350.000000 | 367.000000 | 350.000000 | 673.000000 | 849.000000 | 1027.000000 | 751.000000 | 563.000000 | 614.000000 | 555.000000 | 631.000000 | 790.000000 | 1254.000000 | 1851.000000 | 1566.000000 |
| Unlicensed Moneylending Harassment Cases Recorded | 3172.000000 | 3467.000000 | 3160.000000 | 2861.000000 | 2826.000000 | 3336.000000 | 5281.000000 | 4608.000000 | 3814.000000 | 3388.000000 | 4242.000000 | 5763.000000 | 7052.000000 | 8989.000000 | 11776.000000 |
| Number Of Persons Arrested For Unlicensed Moneylending | 774.000000 | 857.000000 | 660.000000 | 777.000000 | 900.000000 | 1177.000000 | 1310.000000 | 1053.000000 | 1194.000000 | 1091.000000 | 1255.000000 | 1387.000000 | 1615.000000 | 1567.000000 | 1608.000000 |
| Number Of Persons Arrested For Unlicensed Moneylending Harassment | 286.000000 | 271.000000 | 196.000000 | 198.000000 | 220.000000 | 240.000000 | 349.000000 | 277.000000 | 295.000000 | 302.000000 | 213.000000 | 256.000000 | 338.000000 | 348.000000 | 373.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Numeric | No |
| 2016 | Numeric | No |
| 2015 | Numeric | No |
| 2014 | Numeric | No |
| 2013 | Numeric | No |
| 2012 | Numeric | No |
| 2011 | Numeric | No |