Singapore’s overall crime rate in 2025 remained stable, and the number of scam reports decreased for the first time since 2020.
According to Lianhe Zaobao, the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs summarized the country’s 2025 public security performance in a release on the 9th, stating that last year Singapore remained one of the safest countries in the world.
The number of scam reports decreased for the first time since 2020, and the total loss amount, after hitting a historic high in 2024, also decreased. However, the median loss per case increased, which remains a key focus for the government moving forward.
Singapore still faces a high threat of terrorism, with online self-radicalization as the main driving factor. In 2025, six self-radicalized individuals were issued restriction orders by the Internal Security Department, among whom four were youths aged 20 or below. In the past two years, three 14-year-old teenagers were dealt with due to terrorism-related activities.
In terms of border security, both the number of foreign visitors denied entry and the amount of contraband seized at checkpoints saw significant increases in 2025, mainly due to the rise in land checkpoint traveler volume, as well as the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority’s Integrated Targeting Center’s precise identification of suspicious targets.
Increase in Arrested Overstayers
The number of illegal entrants, arrests for harboring or employing illegal immigrants, and arrests related to sham marriages all decreased. However, the number of arrested overstayers increased.
Faced with a worsening regional drug situation, there was a slight rise in the number of drug abusers arrested in 2025.
The overall number of new physical crime cases also increased. Among them, shop theft and voyeurism decreased, but the number of outrage of modesty cases increased.