DECREASE IN PHYSICAL CRIME
But 2021 saw a decline in physical crimes, said the police.
In particular, two types of crime classes fell to a 37-year-low. Housebreaking and related crimes fell by about 24 per cent to 160 cases, while theft and related crimes declined by 8 per cent to 6,843 cases.
Police said this was largely due to “continuous crime prevention efforts, police presence on the ground and the use of technology to deter crime”.
RISE IN VOYEURISM CASES
There were 467 voyeurism cases in 2021, nearly 20 per cent more than the 394 cases in 2020.
Police noted there were fewer recorded cases in 2020 “likely because of the lower ridership on public transport, lower footfall at shopping malls, and the closure of public entertainment outlets during the Circuit Breaker”.
About two-thirds of all voyeurism cases happened in residential premises (179 reported cases), within the public transport system (79 reported cases) and in shopping complexes (57 reported cases) in 2021.
MORE CASES INVOLVING OUTRAGE OF MODESTY
As for cases involving an outrage of modesty, figures rose 12 per cent to hit 1,480 in 2021. Police said this increase was partly due to fewer cases having been recorded in 2020 due to the Circuit Breaker period.
Overall, outrage of modesty cases accounted for more than 42 per cent of all sexual crime cases reported in 2021, they added.
The police also noted that the number of these cases taking place within the public transport system…
