SAFEGUARDING EVERY DAY Singapore Police Force Annual 2015 MORE THAN JUST THE CALL OF DUTY We go above and beyond to keep our people, our community and our home safe. MISSION To prevent, deter and detect crime VISION To make Singapore the safest place in the world CONTENTS Commissioner's Report 01 Police Licensing and Regulatory Department 23 Organisation Structure 05 Police Logistics Department 25 Police National Service Department 27 GENERAL REVIEWS Police Technology Department 29 STAFF DEPARTMENTS Public Affairs Department 31 Administration and Finance Department 09 Service Delivery Department 33 Inspectorate and Compliance Office 11 Volunteer Special Constabulary 35 Internal Affairs Office 13 SPECIALIST STAFF DEPARTMENTS International Cooperation Department 15 2015 Commercial Affairs Department 37 Manpower Department 17 Criminal Investigation Department 39 Operations Department 19 Police Intelligence Department 41 Planning and Organisation Department 21 Singapore Police Force Annual Singapore Police Force SPECIALIST AND LINE UNITS Ang Mo Kio Division ('F' Division) 65 Airport Police Division 43 Bedok Division ('G' Division) 67 Home Team School of Criminal Investigation 45 Jurong Division ('J' Division) 69 Police Coast Guard 47 Public Transport Security Command 49 FEATURES Security Command 51 Community Policing System (COPS) 73 Special Operations Command 53 Safeguarding Our Future as One Police Force 77 Traffic Police 55 Celebrating 40 Years of Police National Service 79 2015 Training Command 57 Central Division ('A' Division) 59 Statistics 83 Annual Singapore Police Force Clementi Division ('D' Division) 61 Almanac 99 Tanglin Division ('E' Division) 63 Acknowledgements 107 COMMISSIONER'S REPORT 2015 was an intense year for Singapore and the Singapore Police Force (SPF). A BUSY SG50 Beyond the SG50 celebrations, Singapore hosted the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the 8th ASEAN Para Games, and held our 12th General Election. 2015 also marked the passing of our founding Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Faced with an unprecedented outpouring of emotion, the SPF worked alongside other government agencies to enable Singaporeans to come together to mourn his passing. In January 2015, our officers stepped up to assist in disaster victim identification for the tragic crash of AirAsia flight QZ8501 in Indonesia. In the aftermath of the devastating Nepal earthquake, our officers provided humanitarian assistance to the quake victims and survivors. Above these many demanding deployments, we continued with our day-to-day duty of safeguarding Singapore, working tirelessly towards our vision of making Singapore the safest place in the world. I am proud to note that despite the intense tempo of operations in 2015, we worked together as one Force to achieve the missions set for us. We owe it to Singapore and Singaporeans to have a Force that is ready to overcome these challenges. That is why one of my key priorities as Commissioner is to prepare our Force for the future. 2015 Hoong Wee Teck Singapore Police Force Annual Singapore Police Force Commissioner of Police, Singapore Police Force 01 The transformation of Singapore into the safe and secure country it is today did not come about by chance. It was a result of the hard work of generations of good men and women in blue who worked alongside the community to prevent, deter and detect crime in our island-state. CRIME REMAINS UNDER CONTROL The new Cybercrime Command under the Criminal Investigation Department will front our efforts to combat the threat of technology- Singapore was ranked top in the Gallup Global Law and Order enabled crime and ensure our frontline units are equipped with Report 2015 and The Economist’s Safe Cities Index 2015 in the necessary skills to investigate cybercrime cases. terms of personal safety. This was an achievement made possible by the concerted commitment and dedication of our In levelling up our capabilities to counter the threat of terrorism, officers to keep Singapore safe and secure. we will deploy more sensors, and use crowdsourcing and data analytics to allow us to better make sense of fast-developing In 2015, the rising trend of online commercial cybercrime led to situations. We are also working on enhancing our initial response a 4% increase in the overall crime rate in Singapore. Notably, to a terrorist attack. More importantly, we will work with the violent property crimes in our city-state registered a 20-year low community to prepare and train them to help themselves and in 2015. others in the event of an attack. We in the SPF remain committed to tackling commercial crime Keeping Singapore safe is challenging work, and we need the head-on through public education and will continue to work right people with the right commitment to do it. That is why we are closely with our international law enforcement counterparts. In enhancing the Police scheme of service. By providing improved one such operation in December 2015, 43 members of a China- learning and development opportunities, and allowing officers to based fraud syndicate targeting Singaporeans were arrested deepen their expertise in their areas of specialisation, we want through joint investigations between the SPF and the Ministry of to develop Police officers who can overcome the challenges of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China. the future. By unifying the two schemes of services into one, we provide seamless and faster progression for all officers. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2015 The transformation of Singapore into the safe and secure The SPF rolled out a number of new operational capabilities country it is today did not come about by chance. It was a result in 2015. Our new Police Operations Command Centre, with of the hard work of generations of good men and women in its enhanced sense-making and communications tools, officially blue who worked alongside the community to prevent, deter and opened in April. Our Police Coast Guard also commissioned detect crime in our island-state. I am proud to lead a group of new Patrol Interdiction Boats and a new generation of high officers who are committed to continuing that good work. speed interceptors to enhance maritime security protection and response capabilities. When the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew last addressed the Home Team in 2011, he reminded us to never forget the fundamentals which On the community front, the Community Policing System, brought us to where we are today, and to always take pride in or COPS, was implemented across all 35 Neighbourhood our mission of keeping Singapore safe and secure. These are Police Centres and has fostered closer police-community important messages for all of us to keep in mind, as we continue partnerships. The traffic fatality rate fell from 2.83 per 100,000 the never-ending work of safeguarding Singapore every day. persons in 2014 to 2.73 in 2015. As part of our efforts to make the roads even safer, the Traffic Police launched the “Use Your RoadSense” initiative that made extensive use of social media to reach out to motorists. PREPARING OUR FORCE FOR THE 2015 FUTURE Singapore Police Force Annual Singapore Police Force Remaining future-ready is key to our continued success. As we move ahead from SG50, we face a world with complex security challenges. Technology-enabled crime and terrorism are but some of the challenges we will face. We owe it to Singapore and Singaporeans to have a Force that is ready to overcome these challenges. That is why one of my key priorities as Commissioner is to prepare our Force for the future. 02 MORE THAN JUST AN OFFICER ON THE GROUND ORGANISATION STRUCTURE As at 1 January 2016 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (Investigations and Intelligence) MR TAN CHYE HEE STAFF DEPARTMENTS Administration Inspectorate Internal Affairs International Manpower Operations Planning and and Finance and Compliance Office Cooperation Department Department Organisation Department Office Department Department DAC AC AC DAC SAC DCP SAC Lee Chwee Huat Lee Chin Ek Paramjit Singh Chua Chee Wai Tan Hung Hooi Lau Peet Meng Teo Chun Ching SPECIALIST STAFF DEPARTMENTS Commercial Criminal Police Affairs Investigation Intelligence Department Department Department DCP SAC Mr David Chew Tan Chye Hee Florence Chua SPECIALIST AND LINE UNITS 2015 Airport Police Gurkha Home Team Police Coast Public Transport Security Special Division Contingent School of Criminal Guard Security Command Operations Investigation Command Command AC AC SAC SAC DAC AC AC Cheong Chee Ming Mark Lindsay Soh Kee Hean Hsu Sin Yun Lee Su Peng Lim Chee Pheng David Scott Arul Ross Forman Singapore Police Force Annual Singapore Police Force 05 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE MR HOONG WEE TECK DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (Policy) (Operations) MR LIM KOK THAI MR LAU PEET MENG Police Licensing Police Logistics Police National Police Public Affairs Service Delivery Volunteer Special and Regulatory Department Service Technology Department Department Constabulary Department Department Department AC SAC DAC AC AC DAC Jessica Kwok Cheang Manimaran Mr Tay Yeow Koon Wilson Lim Maria Oh Chua Chuan Seng Keng Keong Pushpanatan Central Division ('A' Div) DAC Daniel Tan Clementi Division ('D' Div) AC Gerald Lim Tanglin Division ('E' Div) DAC Tan Chia Han Ang Mo Kio Division ('F' Div) AC Lian Ghim Hua 2015 Singapore Police Force Annual Singapore Police Force Traffic Training Bedok Division ('G' Div) Police Command AC Alvin Moh 6 Land AC SAC Divisions Sam Tee Loy Chye Meng Jurong Division ('J' Div) DAC Koh Wei Keong 06 MORE THAN JUST A JOB ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police By Lee Chwee Huat Director, Administration and Finance Department The Administration and Finance Department STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE (A&F) upholds the fiduciary responsibilities of the Force in the areas of administration, To enhance the overall governance on the Collector of Public finance and procurement. This is done through Monies regime, we implemented a new regime for the collection our continuous efforts of improving our of public monies and utilised an automated system to process the services to support frontline units in their nominations for the various delegated roles.