Average and Median Waiting Times between Adult Rape Victim First Approaching Police Station and Filing of First Information Report in Each of Last Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 6 Apr 2020.

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Ms Yip Pin Xiu asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the average and median waiting times for adult rape victims from their first approach to a police station to the filing of a first information report over the last five years.
Minister K Shanmugam stated that the Singapore Police Force does not track the specific time taken for report filing upon arrival at a police station.
He explained that rape victims are instructed to approach service counters directly and will be attended to as soon as possible by officers.
The Minister emphasized that the police take all reports of sexual assault seriously and investigate them expeditiously.
The response indicates that the requested data on waiting times is not available due to a lack of tracking by the authorities.

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Yip Pin Xiu

Ms Yip Pin Xiu asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each of the last five years, what are the average and median waiting times between when an adult victim of rape first approaches a police station and when the first information report is filed.

K Shanmugam

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) does not track the time taken for a person to file a report upon arriving at a Police station.

For rape cases, the victims should approach the service counters directly, and the officers will attend to them as soon as possible.

SPF takes all reports of sexual assault very seriously and investigates them expeditiously.

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Ms Yip Pin Xiu asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the average and median waiting times for adult rape victims from their first approach to a police station to the filing of a first information report over the last five years.
Minister K Shanmugam stated that the Singapore Police Force does not track the specific time taken for report filing upon arrival at a police station.
He explained that rape victims are instructed to approach service counters directly and will be attended to as soon as possible by officers.
The Minister emphasized that the police take all reports of sexual assault seriously and investigate them expeditiously.
The response indicates that the requested data on waiting times is not available due to a lack of tracking by the authorities.

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Average and Median Waiting Times between Adult Rape Victim First Approaching Police Station and Filing of First Information Report in Each of Last Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 6 Apr 2020.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Ms Yip Pin Xiu asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the average and median waiting times for adult rape victims from their first approach to a police station to the filing of a first information report over the last five years.
Minister K Shanmugam stated that the Singapore Police Force does not track the specific time taken for report filing upon arrival at a police station.
He explained that rape victims are instructed to approach service counters directly and will be attended to as soon as possible by officers.
The Minister emphasized that the police take all reports of sexual assault seriously and investigate them expeditiously.
The response indicates that the requested data on waiting times is not available due to a lack of tracking by the authorities.

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Yip Pin Xiu

K Shanmugam

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) does not track the time taken for a person to file a report upon arriving at a Police station.

For rape cases, the victims should approach the service counters directly, and the officers will attend to them as soon as possible.

SPF takes all reports of sexual assault very seriously and investigates them expeditiously.

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Ms Yip Pin Xiu asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the average and median waiting times for adult rape victims from their first approach to a police station to the filing of a first information report over the last five years.
Minister K Shanmugam stated that the Singapore Police Force does not track the specific time taken for report filing upon arrival at a police station.
He explained that rape victims are instructed to approach service counters directly and will be attended to as soon as possible by officers.
The Minister emphasized that the police take all reports of sexual assault seriously and investigate them expeditiously.
The response indicates that the requested data on waiting times is not available due to a lack of tracking by the authorities.

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Average and Median Waiting Times between Adult Rape Victim First Approaching Police Station and Filing of First Information Report in Each of Last Five Years

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Yip Pin Xiu

K Shanmugam

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Average and Median Waiting Times between Adult Rape Victim First Approaching Police Station and Filing of First Information Report in Each of Last Five Years

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Yip Pin Xiu

K Shanmugam

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