Written Reply by Minister for Law Mr Edwin Tong SC on Community Orders and Sentences Under Part 17 of Criminal Procedure Code in 2024 and 2025 and Top Five Offence Types

5 May 2026 Posted in Parliamentary speeches and responses

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms Sylvia Lim (Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC)

Question
To ask the Minister for Law for the years 2024 and 2025 respectively (a) in how many criminal cases handled by the State Courts were community orders or community sentences under Part 17 of the Criminal Procedure Code made; and (b) what were the top five offence types for which such orders or sentences were made.

Written Answer:

1. In 2024, community sentences under Part 17 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 (CPC) were imposed in 86 criminal cases handled by the State Courts. The top five offences for which such sentences were imposed were: (a) theft; (b) hurt offences; (c) Road Traffic Act 1961 offences such as driving without licence; (d) driving without insurance offences under the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1960; and (e) criminal trespass.

2. In 2025, community sentences under Part 17 of the CPC were imposed in 112 criminal cases handled by the State Courts. The top five offences for which such sentences were imposed were: (a) theft; (b) Road Traffic Act offences such as driving without licence; (c) hurt offences; (d) driving without insurance offences under the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act; and (e) voyeurism and sexual exposure offences under sections 377BB to 377BF of the Penal Code 1871.

Last updated on 5 May 2026