Slightly off-topic, but while some people may be tempted to admire little city-states like Singapore for their tough laws and low crime rates, let's not forget that there is a flip side to that coin:
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, said a company like Apple could not emerge in societies like Singapore where bad behavior is not tolerated and people are not taught to think for themselves.
Look at structured societies like Singapore where bad behavior is not tolerated [and] you are extremely punished Mr. Wozniak said in a recent interview with the BBC. Where are the creative people? Where are the great artists? Where are the great musicians? Where are the great writers?
(Excerpted from
http://blogs.wsj.com/indonesiarealtime/2011/12/15/wozniak-apple-couldnt-emerge-in-singapore/)