Police organisation
Singapore Police Force
A single national police force under the Ministry of Home Affairs, in a city-state with no state or municipal police.
At a glance
- Official name
- Singapore Police Force (SPF)
- System
- Singapore
- Level of government
- National
- Kind of body
- National police force
- Status
- Currently operating
- Official website
- https://www.police.gov.sg/ — confirmed against the organisation’s own pages on 27 July 2026.
- Facts last checked against sources
- 13 September 2026
What it is
The Force describes itself as "a uniformed organisation under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs". Singapore has one police organisation and no subordinate tier, which makes it one of the simplest systems in this registry and a useful contrast to the federations.
What it covers
Singapore. There is no state or municipal police alongside it.
Broad responsibilities
- Policing Singapore as the single national force
Who it answers to
Under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Elsewhere on this site
- How police careers are structured in Singapore
- Who polices what — how Singapore is structured, against other systems
Where this connects
Institutions: National police.
Sources
Singapore Police Force — official site
Singapore Police Force (Ministry of Home Affairs) · Government publication · link verified 2026-07-27
The Singapore Police Force's own site, read directly. Supports that "the Singapore Police Force (SPF) is a uniformed organisation under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs" — a single national police force under the interior ministry, with no state or municipal police.