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The top three offences committed by young people here in 2023 were shop theft, cheating and related offences, and sexual offences involving penetration.
To support this group, the Children and Young Persons Act was amended to allow cases involving older youth offenders aged 16 to below 18 to be heard in the Youth Court. The change will take effect from Jan 1, 2025, said MSF in a statement on Nov 8.Currently, the Youth Court only hears cases involving young offenders below the age of 16. Those aged 16 and above are tried as adults in the State Court or the Community Court, unless they are diverted away from the criminal justice system.
The ministry noted that to maintain public safety and crime deterrence, older youths who commit more serious crimes, such as certain sexual offences, unlicensed moneylending and drug trafficking, may face proceedings in the State Courts. The report said Singapore’s youth offending rate has remained low at an average of 5.2 per 1,000 youths from 2019 to 2023, compared to 7.6 per 1,000 children in New Zealand and 2.8 per 1,000 persons in Japan.
Between 2020 and 2022, nearly half, or 45 per cent, of 113 money mules investigated were 25 years old and under, the study showed.
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