At least 30 people died in separate road accidents during the festive season effective from 17 December 2012 to 1st January 2013.

In one of the accidents a 21 year old man of Sebina died after losing control of the motor vehicle he was driving, hit the railway line at Palapye and the vehicle overturned.

During the same period, the police recorded 18 murder cases, 18 suicides, 114 rape cases, 46 cases of armed robbery, 90 cases of house breaking and theft, 85 cases of burglary and theft.

In one of the murder cases on the 31st December 2012, a 25 year old woman of Leretweng ward, Mahalapye died after she was stabbed several times by her boyfriend following a misunderstanding. The deceased was rushed to Mahalapye hospital where she was certified dead. The suspect was later arrested and he is in police custody.

 Meanwhile, the police are investigating a murder case in which a 25 year old woman of Boikago ward, Palapye was murdered on the 1st January 2013 by her boyfriend after they had a quarrel over money.  

At the Mascom booster bash held at the Waterfront in Gaborone few crime incidents were recorded. In one case of rape, a 29 year old woman of Tshweneng, Gaborone was raped by two unknown men and robbed of her Nokia cellphone and money amounting to P900. The suspects are still at large.