Armed robbery on the rise
MORE incidents of armed robbery occurred in the Singapore Strait in the first half of 2023, amid a worsened socio-economic situation in the region, according to a sea crime watch group for Asia.The 38 incidents in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes between January and June 2023 represented a 41% increase from 27 in the same period in 2022. Most cases involved four to six male perpetrators and happened under cover of darkness.