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Five Preventable Crime Cases Recorded By Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC), Annual

Data from Jan 2011 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 01 Jun 2025, 19:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

Data Last Updated: 09/05/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Compilation of Five Preventable Crimes (5Ps) by NPC started with effect from 2010. Figures are based on annual revisions and pertain to cases with known locations.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M890931

Data explorer

FivePreventableCrimeCasesRecordedByNeighbourhoodPoliceCentreNPCAnnual.csv (342 rows, 29.8 KB)

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(Null)0.0%
Robbery16.7%
Snatch Theft16.7%
Housebreaking16.7%
Outrage Of Modesty16.7%
(Null)12.3%
(Null)12.3%
(Null)14.0%
(Null)14.0%
(Null)14.0%
023.1%
112.0%
28.8%
35.3%
(Null)14.0%
(Null)5.3%
(Null)19.3%
(Null)19.3%
(Null)19.3%
(Null)19.3%
(Null)19.3%
(Null)21.1%
(Null)22.8%
Central Police Division - Total263299326230216304347313216304342333337373
Robbery0347381714152126373450
Housebreaking1713202529292418183340493248
Snatch Theft314055151061924363147
Theft Of Motor Vehicle5510836717132533254748
Outrage Of Modesty238277288190176256284254164206219186193180
Central Police Division - Bukit Merah East NPC536676656073978955831039584124
Robbery002123223376815
Housebreaking14591213127212177913
Snatch Theft10201083261013720

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_5767147db6e5b4c4cfa874db132fef39"
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 Department of Statistics. (2024). Five Preventable Crime Cases Recorded By Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC), Annual (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 27, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_5767147db6e5b4c4cfa874db132fef39/view

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Created on

03 Jul 2024

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)