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Criminal law of Singapore
Although the legal system of Singapore is a common law system, the criminal law of Singapore is largely statutory in nature. The general principles of criminal law, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating, are set out in the Penal Code. Other important offences are created by statutes such as the Arms Offences Act, Kidnapping Act, Misuse of Drugs Act and Vandalism Act.
In addition, there is a perception that Singapore society is highly regulated through the criminalization of many activities which are considered as fairly harmless in other countries. These include failing to flush toilets after use,〔Environmental Public Health (Public Cleansing) Regulations (Cap. 95, Rg. 3, 2000), rg. 16.〕 littering,〔Environmental Public Health Act (), s. 17(1).〕 jaywalking,〔Road Traffic (Pedestrian Crossings) Rules (Cap. 276, R 24).〕 the possession of pornography,〔Penal Code, above, s. 292(a) (possessing any obscene book, pamphlet, paper, drawing, painting, representation or figure, or any other obscene object).〕 the sale of chewing gum,〔).〕 and sexual activity; such as oral and anal sex between men.〔Penal Code, above, s. 377A.〕 It has been claimed that one of the results of such heavy regulation is that Singapore has one of the lowest incidences of violent crimes in the world.〔 .〕 A catchphrase recently used in a police anti-crime campaign was "Low crime does not mean no crime".
Singapore retains both corporal punishment (in the form of caning) and capital punishment (by hanging) as punishments for serious offences. For certain offences, the imposition of these penalties is mandatory. More than 400 people were executed in Singapore, mostly for drug trafficking, between 1991 and 2004. Statistically, Singapore has one of the highest execution rates in the world relative to its population, surpassing Saudi Arabia. Science fiction writer William Gibson famously described Singapore as "Disneyland with the death penalty".〔.〕
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