Research report on domestic violence against women in Singapore
According to the United Nations’ Human Development Report, Singapore ranks 13th out of 155 countries and regions in gender equality, ranking first in Asia. However, the high gender equality rating does not mean that domestic violence against women in Singapore is not a serious problem. According to Singapore’s Ministry of Social and Family Development, from 2012 to 2016, domestic violence against women accounted for 74 to 76 percent of all cases, while domestic violence against men accounted for 24 to 25 percent during the same period. Involving psychological, emotional and other complex factors, it is now widely believed that women and children are the main victims of domestic violence. According to Singapore’s Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), an average of 178 people aged 60 or older have been victims of domestic violence in Singapore each year over the past five years, with more than half of the victims being women.
