Inmates admitted to Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) by Age Group (2020 onwards)

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Inmates admitted to Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) by Age Group (2020 onwards)

SPS (Singapore Prison Service)

Inmates admitted to undergo treatment and rehabilitation in Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) in each year breakdown by age group. Age group are revised in 2020 in accordance to the national statistical standards.

Data from 2020 to 2025

Last updated 3 months ago (25 May 2026)

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InmatesadmittedtoDrugRehabilitationCentreDRCbyAgeGroup2020onwards.csv (54 rows, 949 B)

Year Year (YYYY)	Admissions by age group Text	Number of admission Numeric
(Null)0.0% 202016.7% 202116.7% 202216.7% 202316.7%	(Null)0.0% 20-2911.1% 30-3911.1% 40-4911.1% 50-5911.1%	(Null)0.0%
2020	19 & below	118
2020	20-29	560
2020	30-39	432
2020	40-49	348
2020	50-59	285
2020	60-64	111
2020	65-69	41
2020	70-74	7
2020	75 & above	3
2021	19 & below	62

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Year	year	Year (YYYY)	-	-
Admissions by age group	admissions_by_age_group	Text	-	-
Number of admission	number_of_admission	Numeric	Number of Inmates	-

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_049ed46a84b4c4d88247f0a60177894f"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Prison Service. (2023). Inmates admitted to Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) by Age Group (2020 onwards) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_049ed46a84b4c4d88247f0a60177894f/view

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InmatesadmittedtoDrugRehabilitationCentreDRCbyAgeGroup2020onwards.csv (54 rows, 949 B)

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