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Collection: Convicted Penal Population

Dataset: Convicted Penal Population by Age Group and Offence Group (2006-2020)

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Convicted Penal Population by Age Group and Offence Group (2006-2020)

Data from Jan 2012 to Dec 2020

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 14:44 SGT

SPS (Singapore Prison Service)

Population of convicted penal inmates as at 31 December 2020 breakdown by age group and offence group.

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_7c1a67a1c29b45015f2012e03ed068f3"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Prison Service. (2016). Convicted Penal Population by Age Group and Offence Group (2006-2020) (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved March 28, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_7c1a67a1c29b45015f2012e03ed068f3/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

29 Mar 2016

Licence

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

Agency

SPS (Singapore Prison Service)

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Convicted Penal Population by Age Group and Offence Group (2006-2020)

Data from Jan 2012 to Dec 2020

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 14:44 SGT

SPS (Singapore Prison Service)

Population of convicted penal inmates as at 31 December 2020 breakdown by age group and offence group.

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