Data on Average Sentencing Outcomes for Drunk Driving Cases over Past Three Years

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs of the more than 1,700 cases of arrest for drunk driving over the past three years, what have been the average (i) duration of driving ban (ii) fine and (iii) duration of incarceration among those who have been sentenced to jail time.

Over the past three years, there were 5,176 persons arrested for drink-driving.

Arrest and sentencing statistics in a particular year are not directly comparable as persons arrested in a year may only be charged and/or sentenced in a later year, following investigations and Court processes.

Between 2023 and 2025, the average sentences imposed by the Courts are set out in the table below.