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Nov 25, 2010
Juvenile arrests drop by a third


Straits Times

THE number of juvenile arrests has fallen by a third over the last five years, from 2,637 in 2004 to 1,783 last year, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan said in a written reply to Ms Irene Ng (Tampines GRC). The most common offence committed by these young offenders, aged seven to 15, is shop theft.
Juvenile arrests drop by a third, Straits Times

Zao Bao

过去几年,被捕的 青少年罪犯已有减少的 趋势,从2004年的2637 人减少至2009年的1783 人。
青少年罪犯 有减少趋势, Zao Bao

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