Question:
Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for each year since 2020, what is the ratio of local population to regular SPF police officers; and (b) what is the turnover rate amongst the officers for each year in the same period.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:
1 The ratio of regular police officers in the Singapore Police Force to the total population and the turnover rate from 2020 to 2022 is listed in Table 1.
| Table 1: Ratio of Regular Police Officers to Total Population and Turnover Rate |
| Year |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Regular police officers per 100,000 population |
171 |
179 |
169 |
Turnover rate of regular police officers
(comprising resignation and retirement figures) |
2.06% |
2.82% |
5.78% |
