Capital executions in Singapore fall under three broad categories: executions due to drug trafficking, murder, or firearm offences. The data for capital executions due to firearm offences is not shown as there were no such cases during the period surveyed.
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Number of capital executions in Singapore 2011-2023, by crime committed
In 2023, **** judicial executions were carried out in Singapore, all of which were for drug trafficking. This was lower than the peak in 2022. Singapore's capital punishment laws were put in the international spotlight again in that year, as the city-state conducted a record number of executions once the COVID-19 restrictions were eased and lifted.
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SPS. (February 14, 2024). Number of capital executions in Singapore from 2011 to 2023, by crime committed [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/961037/number-of-capital-executions-by-crime-committee-singapore/
SPS. "Number of capital executions in Singapore from 2011 to 2023, by crime committed." Chart. February 14, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/961037/number-of-capital-executions-by-crime-committee-singapore/
SPS. (2024). Number of capital executions in Singapore from 2011 to 2023, by crime committed. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/961037/number-of-capital-executions-by-crime-committee-singapore/
SPS. "Number of Capital Executions in Singapore from 2011 to 2023, by Crime Committed." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Feb 2024, /statistics/961037/number-of-capital-executions-by-crime-committee-singapore/
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Number of capital executions in Singapore from 2011 to 2023, by crime committed [Graph], SPS, February 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/961037/number-of-capital-executions-by-crime-committee-singapore/
