Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Prison system in Singapore - statistics & facts
Singapore boasts a reputation for being one of the safest cities in the world, yet it has a relatively high prison population rate that seems rather disproportionate to its low crime rate. As of 2017, Singapore had one of the highest prison population rates out of the Asia-Pacific countries. Even so, the incarceration rate is nowhere near that of the United States or any of the countries with the highest prison population rate.
