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Ministry of Home Affairs
Written Replies to Parliamentary Questions

Data on average sentencing outcomes for drunk driving cases over the past three years

4 August 2026

Question:

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs of the more than 1,700 cases of arrest for drunk driving over the past three years, what have been the average (i) duration of driving ban (ii) fine and (iii) duration of incarceration among those who have been sentenced to jail time.

Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs:

1. Over the past three years, there were 5,176 persons arrested for drink-driving.

2. Arrest and sentencing statistics in a particular year are not directly comparable as persons arrested in a year may only be charged and/or sentenced in a later year, following investigations and court processes.

3. Between 2023 and 2025, the average sentences imposed by the Courts are set out in the table below.

Table 1: Sentences for drink-driving offence from 2023-2025

Sentence

Average Sentences

Disqualification from driving (Imposed in 3,283 cases)

40 cases sentenced to lifetime disqualification. For the remaining 3,243 cases, the average duration was 38 months.

Fine (Imposed in 3,020 cases)

$5,200 (rounded off to nearest hundred)

Imprisonment (Imposed in 647 cases)

45 days

Note: Drink-driving offence refers to Section 67(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1961.

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