Country vs country: Crime Stats: compare key data on Singapore & United States and Crime Stats: compare key data on Singapore & United States compared Crime

STAT Singapore United States HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 7
Ranked 51st. 17% more than United States 		6
Ranked 58th.
Crime levels 12.72
Ranked 92nd. 		55.84
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Singapore
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 0.004%
Ranked 12th. 		13.7%
Ranked 1st. 3425 times more than Singapore
Drugs > Opiates use 0.004%
Ranked 30th. 		0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 142 times more than Singapore
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 2,011
Ranked 20th. 		2,014
Ranked 1st. About the same as Singapore
Murder rate 0.38 5
Police officers 3.8
Ranked 4th. 		243.6
Ranked 27th. 64 times more than Singapore
Rape rate 2.7
Ranked 67th. 		27.3
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Singapore
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 0.5
Ranked 161st. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 178 times more than Singapore
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 0.51
Ranked 81st. 		4.7
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Singapore
Violent crime > Murder rate 16
Ranked 11th. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 812 times more than Singapore
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 3.09
Ranked 11th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 14 times more than Singapore
Violent crime > Murders per million people 3.09
Ranked 11th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 14 times more than Singapore
Violent crime > Rapes 118
Ranked 66th. 		84,767
Ranked 1st. 718 times more than Singapore
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 26.81
Ranked 68th. 		274.04
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Singapore
Violent crime > Murders 16
Ranked 11th. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 812 times more than Singapore
Burglaries 25.7
Ranked 44th. 		714.4
Ranked 9th. 28 times more than Singapore
Robberies 21.7
Ranked 53th. 		146.4
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Singapore
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 53.45
Ranked 74th. 		65.22
Ranked 44th. 22% more than Singapore
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 10.96
Ranked 90th. 		32.55
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Singapore
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 78.75
Ranked 6th. 88% more than United States 		41.84
Ranked 60th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 1.3
Ranked 112th. 		5.9
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Singapore
Prisoners 16,310 prisoners
Ranked 56th. 		2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 124 times more than Singapore
Assaults 14.6
Ranked 58th. 		786.7
Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Singapore
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 20.6
Ranked 50th. 		390.2
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Singapore
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 14.83
Ranked 86th. 		75.54
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Singapore
Murders > WHO 0.5
Ranked 179th. 		5.6
Ranked 88th. 11 times more than Singapore
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 87.5
Ranked 24th. 16% more than United States 		75.24
Ranked 57th.
Prisoners > Per capita 388 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th. 		715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 84% more than Singapore
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Drug trafficking, gun crime Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 18.75
Ranked 87th. 		42.08
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Singapore
Software piracy rate 37%
Ranked 86th. 85% more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 23.73
Ranked 87th. 		57.93
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Singapore
Drug offences 46.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		560.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 41st. 12 times more than Singapore
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 17.8
Ranked 91st. 		61.82
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Singapore
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 24.07
Ranked 86th. 		42.45
Ranked 69th. 76% more than Singapore
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 20 years 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 16.95
Ranked 90th. 		44.84
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Singapore
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 17.5
Ranked 88th. 		45.01
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Singapore
Illicit drugs drug abuse limited because of aggressive law enforcement efforts; as a transportation and financial services hub, Singapore is vulnerable, despite strict laws and enforcement, as a venue for money laundering world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center
Serious assaults 2.6
Ranked 45th. 		281.6
Ranked 1st. 108 times more than Singapore
Prisoners per 1000 3.91 prisoners
Ranked 14th. 		7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 80% more than Singapore
Murders committed by youths 15
Ranked 61st. 		8,226
Ranked 3rd. 548 times more than Singapore
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence Kidnapping for ransom Varies by state
Judges 2.3%
Ranked 42nd. 		10.8%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Singapore
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 25
Ranked 84th. 		48.52
Ranked 39th. 94% more than Singapore
Prisoners > Female 10.4%
Ranked 6th. 22% more than United States 		8.5%
Ranked 9th.
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 Prisoner detained at the President's discretion Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Executions 2 executions
Ranked 27th. 		42 executions
Ranked 7th. 21 times more than Singapore
Murders committed by youths per million 3.79
Ranked 47th. 		29.48
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Singapore
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 22.41
Ranked 88th. 		59.02
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Singapore
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Prosecutors 2%
Ranked 31st. 		8.8%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Singapore
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 14.91
Ranked 89th. 		42.04
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Singapore
Prison staff 45.8%
Ranked 31st. 		138.3%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 19.9%
Ranked 27th. 40 times more than United States 		0.5%
Ranked 77th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 107.1%
Ranked 81st. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Executions per million 0.436 executions
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than United States 		0.139 executions
Ranked 28th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 11.8%
Ranked 127th. 		20%
Ranked 106th. 69% more than Singapore

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