Trend in Number of Police Reports on Road Rage, Neighbour Disputes, Verbal Assault, Physical Assault and Nudity or Indecent Exposure in Public

8 Dr Tan Yia Swam asked the Minister for Home Affairs over the past three years, whether there is an increasing trend in the number of Police reports on (i) road rage incidents (ii) neighbour disputes (iii) verbal assault (iv) physical assault and (v) nudity or indecent exposure in public.

Mr K Shanmugam: Police do not track Police reports involving neighbour disputes, as "neighbour disputes" by itself is not a criminal offence. That said, if there are criminal offences involved, such as Voluntarily Causing Hurt (VCH), or harassment under the Protection From Harassment Act, then these will be tracked under the relevant offences.

As for Police reports over the past three years involving (i) road rage incidents; (ii) verbal assault; (iii) physical assault; and (iv) nudity or indecent exposure in public, the numbers are as follows: