Crime Statistics Report 2016

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1 1 Crime Statistics Report 2016 Private Bag 0024, Gaborone. Tel: Fax: Toll Free: Website:

2 Crime Statistics Report 2016

3 CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 Published by Statistics Botswana Private Bag 0024, Gaborone Website: Contact: Crime, Civil and Vital Unit Census and Demography Division Tel: (267) (267) Fax: (267) ISBN April 2018 COPYRIGHT RESERVED Extracts may be published if source is duly acknowledge

4 4 Preface This is the eighth issue of Crime Statistics Report. The report focuses on court cases statistics, produced by the crime and statistics unit of Statistics Botswana. Currently, the report provides statistics on cases lodged with and decided at magistrates courts across the country in the year The statistics are based on administrative records from the Administration of Justice and describe the characteristics of the accused persons in terms of age and sex. The report also gives the nature of the offences and the outcome of the prosecution and the types of sentences preferred on the accused where such apply. Selected time series data are also provided where they are available. The report shows that the number of decided cases increased slightly between 2015 and 2016 from 7188 to 7594 cases respectively. An overwhelmingly majority (92%) of the accused persons were males. The most common crimes were road and traffic offences with 27.5 percent and theft and related cases with 15.2 percent. The report further shows that more than half (56.9%) of the accused, for all offences, were male youths aged 25 to 39 years. I would like to appreciate the support of the Administration of Justice in availing data for production of this report. Through the National Statistical System, Statistics Botswana continues to engage other stakeholders involved the area of crime management to ensure that this publication continues to evolve and provides a useful tool for planning. Anna. N. Majelantle Statistician General April 2018 CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

5 Contents Preface Introduction Discussion of Findings Decided Cases by Months Decided criminal cases, Accused by Sex and Age Decided cases by Magistrate courts Offences Committed Accused by Age Plea Verdicts Sentences Length of time elapsed. 17 Conclusion 18 5 Charts Chart 1: Percentage distribution of Decided Criminal Cases by Month, Chart 2: Decided cases, Chart 3: Percentage Distribution of accused by Sex, Chart 4: Percentage Distribution of accused by Sex and Age group Chart 5: Percentage decided cases by Magisterial Courts, Chart 6: Percentage Distribution of Offences Committed, Chart 7: Percentage Distribution of Accused by Age, Chart 8: Percentage distribution of verdict Chart 9: Percent distribution of sentences Chart 10: Percent distribution of time lapsed Appendix A 19 Table A1: Percentage Distribution of Decided Cases by Magisterial Courts, Table A2: Total Number of decided cases by Magistrate Courts Table A3: Number of Decided cases by magisterial court Table A4: Number of Accused by Magisterial Court, Sex and Age, Table A4: Number of Accused by Magisterial Court, Sex and Age, 2016(cont d) 24 Table A4: Number of Accused by Magisterial Court, Sex and Age, 2016(cont d) 25 Table A5: Total number of Offences by Magisterial Court and Sex of Accused Table A5: Total number of Offences by Magisterial Court and Sex of Accused-2016(cont d) 27 Table A5: Total number of Offences by Magisterial Court and Sex of Accused-2016(cont d) 28 Table A5: Total number of Offences by Magisterial Court and Sex of Accused-2016(cont d) 29 Table A6: Total number of offences by Age and Sex of Accused, Table A6: Total number of offences by Age and Sex of Accused, 2016 (cont d) 31 Table A6: Total number of offences by Age and Sex of Accused, 2016 (cont d) 32 Table A6: Total number of offences by Age and Sex of Accused, 2016 (cont d) 33 Table A7: Number of Offences (main) by Verdict and Sex of Accused, Table A7: Number of Offences (principal) by Verdict and Sex of Accused, 2016(cont d) 35 Table A7: Number of Offences (principal) by Verdict and Sex of Accused, 2016(cont d) 36 Table A7: Number of Offences by Verdict and Sex of Accused, 2016(cont d) 37 Table A8a: Number of accused by offence and verdict Table A8b: Percentage distribution of accused by offence and verdict Table A9: Distribution of accused by Verdict and Plea Table 10: Total distribution of accused by Verdict and Main sentence Table 11: Total number of cases by verdict and length of time elapsed from initial filing to final decision [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

6 6 Table 12: Cases disposed by offence and elapsed time from initial filing to final Decision Appendix B 42 Crime Statistics Classification Codes CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

7 1.0 Introduction Crime Statistics Unit produces this report on an annual basis through the usage of secondary data from Case Information management System (CIMS) of the Administration of Justice (AOJ). This report highlights decided cases attended to by Magistrates courts in the year The analysis is only focused on decided criminal cases and excludes other cases such as civil and matrimonial cases and all pending cases. 7 Statistics Botswana receives data from the High Court in electronic format, edits, categorises offences according to the adopted Crime Classifications and produces yearly reports on court case statistics. Magisterial Courts are categorized into two regions as follows: 1. The Southern region which comprises of the Broadhurst Magisterial Court, Village, Extension II, Ramotswa, Lobatse, Jwaneng, Mochudi, Kanye, Molepolole, Hukuntsi, Tsabong, and Gantsi Magisterial Courts. 2. The Northern region includes the Francistown Magisterial Court, Selibe- Phikwe, Bobonong, Mahalapye, Serowe, Palapye, Letlhakane, Masunga, Maun, Gumare and Kasane Magisterial Courts. For the purpose of analysis, offences have been classified into the broad categories of: homicide, sexual, threat to murder, dangerous or negligent acts, kidnapping, robbery, burglary, theft and related offences, fraud, controlled drugs, weapons and explosives, damage to property, public order and other social code, road and traffic, offences against government and justice procedures and the offences not elsewhere classified category. These broad classifications were adopted from the Irish Crime Classification and adapted to Botswana criminal offences scenario. For most of the tables the Principal Offence Rule was applied. For accused that had more than one (1) offence against them, the one that received the stringent penalty or sentence was taken as the principal offence. Also to have a clear picture of offences committed, in some tables instead of the principal offence, at most four (4) offences committed by the accused were used. In such cases the number of accused is likely to be less than the number of offences committed. The principal offence rule states that if a person commits more than one offence simultaneously, s/he is recorded only for the most serious offence and in that case the number of accused will always be equal to the number of offences committed. The report provides a profile of the characteristics of the defendants, and data about the offences which they have been charged with, their guilt or innocence, and sentence outcomes for those proven guilty. It should however be noted that not all decided cases were initially filed in 2016, but some have been brought forward from previous years and concluded or decided in the year Also not all cases registered in 2016 were disposed of in the same year. [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

8 8 Coverage Statistics Botswana (SB) analyses secondary data on criminal cases from all magisterial courts in Botswana. The data is collected by the Administration of Justice department (AOJ) through the Case Information Management System (CIMS). All Magistrate Courts in the country are connected to the system that is housed at the Gaborone High Court and information on cases is entered directly into the system in real time. The data needed for statistical purposes is then extracted and given to SB in electronic format for analysis. Challenges Since the information in the system is meant largely for administrative purposes, some variables, crucial for statistical purposes, such as sex and age of the accused, date of initial filing, date of judgement and other variables are at times omitted. In some cases offences and verdicts are not consistently entered into the system, cases which have verdicts and sentences passed still carried a pending or initial filing status and many other inconsistencies. This led to a lengthened and cumbersome process of data cleaning, classification and coding. 2.0 Discussion of Findings 2.1 Decided Cases by Months The results show that there were 7,594 decided cases in 2016 (table 1a), compared to 7,188 cases observed in 2015, a 5.6 percent increase. The highest proportion (9.1 percent) of cases was decided in June in 2016, and the least number of cases of 4.9 percent was disposed in January. The data shows that there were some missing information regarding the date of disposal or closing of the case, this is revealed by the high percentage of the Not stated of 12.9 percent. (chart 1). Chart 1: Percentage distribution of Decided Criminal Cases by Month, 2016 CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

9 Table 1a below reveals a comparison of cases disposed over two years. Although there is no clear trend observed, it should be noted that the lowest disposal of cases is experienced in December and January. This may be associated with end of year closure of court activities, i.e. the period in which most magistrates go on vacation. 9 Table 1a: Decided cases by Month Decided cases(2016) Percent (2015) Percent (2016) January February March April May June July August September October November December N/stated Total 7, Decided criminal cases, The trend distribution of decided cases from 2009 to 2016 is depicted in chart 2 below. It is noteworthy that in the initial years, there was a decreasing rate of case disposal (i.e to 2011). Then there was a sharp increase from 2011 (4,720) to 2014(12,422), and from 2014 to 2016 disposal of criminal cases hovered above Chart 2: Decided cases, [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

10 Accused by Sex and Age Chart 3 shows that female participation in criminal activities was low when compared to their male counterparts. Overall, males constituted 92.0 percent of the accused while females constituted only 6.0 percent. The remaining 2.0 percent of the accused persons did not have their sex stated. Chart 3: Percentage Distribution of accused by Sex, 2016 Throughout all the age groups, male proportions were higher than female proportions. High numbers of accused were recorded from age groups 25-29, to age group 35-39, with a peak at age group for both sexes. The year 2016 recorded 21.5 percent accused males aged 30-34, 17.9 percent aged and 17.5 percent aged years. The same age groups for females show high percentages of accused when compared to other female age groups (chart 4). The findings show that the number of females accused is high at age group with 1.5 percent, a difference of 20.0 percentage points to their male counterparts. Females aged and recorded 0.9 and 1.1 percent of the accused respectively. About 1.1 percent of the accused were males whose age was not specified as compared to 0.1 percent of their female counterparts and 0.9 percent of the accused had neither their gender nor age stated. The results show that crime is mostly prevalent at younger ages and decreases as age increase for both sexes. This trend follows the same pattern observed in earlier years for both age and sex. CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

11 Chart 4: Percentage Distribution of accused by Sex and Age group percent N/Stated 2.4 Decided cases by Magistrate courts The Extension II Magistrate court had the highest number of accused with cases disposed of (15.2 percent) followed by the Francistown Magistrate court with 12.0 percent. Kang and Regional North recorded the lowest percentages at 0.3 and 0.2 respectively. The results show that of all the decided cases across the country, magistrates courts located in towns and cities (except for Jwaneng, Village and Lobatse) recorded higher proportions of decided cases, with each recording more than 5.0 percent of cases disposed of. Jwaneng shows the lowest percent of disposed cases among the towns with 1.6 percent. Among the villages, the Maun magistrate court proved to have the highest proportion of closed cases with 4.9 percent followed by the Molepolole Magistrate court with a slight margin of 0.3 percentage points. [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

12 12 Chart 5: Percentage decided cases by Magisterial Courts, Offences Committed At most four of the offences committed by an accused were analysed in this report. The findings of the report shows that the total number of offences recorded from the decided cases in 2016 stands at 12,021 compared to 10,121 recorded in 2015 (see Tables A6). Chart 6 below shows that Road traffic offences were the most common offence committed accounting for 27.5 percent of all the offences committed. This offence involves but not limited to driving without a driver s licence, failure to obey road signs, and overloading of passengers. The second most common offence were offences not elsewhere classified (16.3 percent), followed by Theft and related offences (15.2 percent). Unlike in the previous years where there were no cases of kidnapping, in 2016, there were a few cases recorded involving kidnapping and related offences. Sexual offences and homicide or murder cases accounted for 6.9 and 4.5 percent of all decided cases respectively. It should however be noted that though closed at magistrates courts all homicide cases are taken to the High Court for trial and final judgement. The results show that out of the 12,021 offences committed, 9,008 offences were committed by males and 586 by females and 220 offences were committed by persons whose sex was not stated. CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

13 Chart 6: Percentage Distribution of Offences Committed, Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences 2.6 Accused by Age Chart 7 shows percentage distribution of offences by age of accused persons. The distribution reveals that youth were leading in different types of crimes with the age group leading at 23.0 percent of total offences recorded. [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

14 14 Chart 7 Percentage Distribution of Accused by Age, 2016 N/Stated Table 1b shows that the accused that appeared for hearing for murder (homicide) were concentrated within age groups up to with age group leading with 22.0 percent. This was followed closely by age group with 21.3 percent and accounting for 18.7 percent of all the murder cases. There were less than 1 percent cases of homicides shown in the age group 60 and above. It is evident from table A6 that most offences occur mostly among age groups up to The age group and 65+ shows the lowest percentage, below 1.0 percent. Road and traffic offence is the most committed offence across most age groups (Table 1c). Among the year age group, Road and traffic offence was the highest committed offence accounting for 7.1 percent (Table 1c). CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

15 1b: Percentage Distribution of Offences within Age Group of Accused, 2016 Criminal Offences Not Stated Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults, Harassments and related offences Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) Total Total 15 Table 1c: Percentage Distribution of offences across age groups of accused, 2016 Criminal Offences Not Stated Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults, Harassments and related offences Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) Total [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT Total

16 16 Plea 2.7 Plea Table 2a below shows percentage distribution of pleas by verdict, the data reveals that about 45 percent (4,441) of all the accused pleaded not guilty. Out of 2,617, who pleaded guilty, 82.6 percent were found to be guilty and 2.6 percent were not found guilty. Of the 4,441 who pleaded not guilty 24.7 percent were found guilty and fined or sentenced. About 20 percent of accused who pleaded not guilty were indeed not found guilty and 45.3 percent had their cases withdrawn. Table 2a:Total number of offences by Plea and Verdict-2016 VERDICT Plea Not Stated Case referred to Regional Mag Cautioned Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Dismissed for want of prosecut Guilty ,617 Not Guilty ,441 Other ,756 Total , Verdicts Chart 8 shows that about 42 percent of cases were withdrawn. Cases are withdrawn for different reasons some of which includes lack of evidence, death of the accused and others. About a third of the accused were found guilty and 12.1 were acquitted and discharged. High court referrals accounted for 2.7 percent. More complex cases such as homicide or murder cases are not trialled in Magistrate courts but are rather closed and referred to the high courts. Guilty and fined/ sentenced Chart 8: Percentage distribution of verdict Not Guilty Referred to HC Stay of proceedings Withdrawn Total CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

17 2.9 Sentences Sentences are pronounced based on the seriousness of the offence, previous criminal history of the offender and many other factors. 17 Of all the accused who were found guilty, 22.2 percent were given a custodial sentence. Majority of the accused (45 percent) received a fine sentence and 10.3 percent had their sentences wholly suspended. The least sentence given was extra mural at 0.01 percent (Chart 9). Chart 9 Percent distribution of sentences Length of time elapsed. In 2016, about 28 percent of cases were completed in 1-90 days (less than 13 weeks), lower by 8 percentage point from the previous year. About a third of cases were closed beyond a period of one year. The time lapsed for some cases, accounting for 14.5 percent of cases, could not be determined because either the date for initial filing or date of judgement were not stated. Guilty verdicts were the most common method of finalisation in matters that took less than 13 weeks to finalise (64.9 percent) up by 9.4 percentage point from the previous year. The percentage of guilty verdict decreased as the duration of cases increase. About a quarter of cases that took more than a year to complete received a guilty verdict. [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

18 18 Chart 10 : Percent distribution of time lapsed Table 3a : Percent distribution of verdicts by time lapsed TIME LAPSED Verdict Not Stated Total N/S Acquitted & Discharged Case referred to Regional Mag Cautioned Convicted/ Sentencing Postponed Dismissed for want of prosecution Guilty and Fined/sentenced Committed to High Court Stay of proceedings Withdrawn Total Conclusion A gradual increase in case completion has been observed over the years. The distribution of offences among the different age groups shows that the youth are relatively more prone to committing crimes than other age groups and males take dominance in all criminal activities. Overall participation in criminal activities decreases as age increases. Higher conviction rates were observed in cases where the duration of the case was shorter with a conviction rate of 64.9 percent in cases that lasted for 30 days compared to 26.4 percent for those that took more than a year to close. CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

19 19 Appendix A [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

20 20 Table A1: Percentage Distribution of Decided Cases by Magisterial Courts, 2016 Magisterial Courts Decided cases Percent Accused Percent Bobonong Magistrate Broadhurst Magistrate Extension Two Magistrate 1, , Francistown Magistrate , Ghanzi Magistrate Gumare Magistrate Hukuntsi Magistrate Jwaneng Magistrate Kang Magistrate Kanye Magistrate Court Kasane Magistrate Court Letlhakane Magistrate Court Lobatse Magistrate Mahalapye Magistrate Masunga Magistrate Maun Magistrate Mochudi Magistrate Molepolole Magistrate Nata Magistrate Palapye Magistrate Ramotswa Magistrate Regional North Magistrate Regional South Magistrate Selebi Phikwe Magistrate Serowe Magistrate Tsabong Magistrate Village Magistrate Total 7, , CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

21 Table A2: Total Number of decided cases by Magistrate Courts Magisterial Courts Broadhurst Magistrate Court ,125 1, Village Magistrate Court Extension 2 Magistrate Court ,349 2, Francistown Magistrate Court ,911 1, Lobatse Magistrate Court Selibe Phikwe Magistrate Court ,025 1, Jwaneng Magistrate Court Kanye Magistrate Court Ramotswa Magistrate Court Molepolole Magistrate Court Mochudi Magistrate Court Serowe Magistrate Court Palapye Magistrate Court Mahalapye Magistrate Court Letlhakane Magistrate Court Masunga Magistrate Court Maun Magistrate Court Kasane Magistrate Court Gantsi Magistrate Court Bobonong Magistrate Court Tsabong Magistrate Court Gumare Hukuntsi Regional North Regional Magistrate Court Regional South Regional Magistrate Court Kang Magistrate Court Nata Magistrate Court Total 5,683 5,645 4,720 12,422 12,926 7, [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

22 22 Table A3: Number of Decided cases by magisterial court-2016 Magistrate courts Not Stated January February March April May June July August September October November December Total Bobonong Broadhurst Extension Two ,152 Francistown Ghanzi Gumare Hukuntsi Jwaneng Kang Kanye Kasane Letlhakane Lobatse Mahalapye Masunga Magistrate Court Maun Mochudi Molepolole Nata Palapye Ramotswa Regional North Regional South Selebi Phikwe Serowe Tsabong Village Total ,594 CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

23 Table A4: Number of Accused by Magisterial Court, Sex and Age, 2016 Magisterial court MALES AGE GROUPS Not Stated Total Bobonong Broadhurst Extension Two ,207 Francistown ,054 Ghanzi Gumare Hukuntsi Jwaneng Kang Kanye Kasane Letlhakane Lobatse Mahalapye Masunga Maun Mochudi Molepolole Nata Palapye Ramotswa Regional North Regional South Selebi Phikwe Serowe Tsabong Village Total ,760 2,110 1,722 1, , [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

24 24 Table A4: Number of Accused by Magisterial Court, Sex and Age, 2016 (Cont d) AGE GROUPS Not Stated Magisterial court FEMALES Bobonong Broadhurst Extension Two Francistown Ghanzi Gumare Hukuntsi Jwaneng Kang Kanye Kasane Letlhakane Lobatse Mahalapye Masunga Maun Mochudi Molepolole Nata Palapye Ramotswa Regional North Regional South Selebi Phikwe Serowe Tsabong Village Total Total CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

25 Table A4: Number of Accused by Magisterial Court, Sex and Age, 2016 (Cont d) AGE GROUPS 25 Not Stated Magisterial court N/S Broadhurst Extension Two Francistown Ghanzi Hukuntsi Kanye Kasane Letlhakane Lobatse Mahalapye Masunga Maun Mochudi Molepolole Nata Palapye Ramotswa Regional North Selebi Phikwe Serowe Tsabong Village Total Total [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

26 26 Table A5: Total number of Offences by Magisterial Court and Sex of Accused-2016 Magistrate Court Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults, Harassments and related offences Dangerous or negligent Acts F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S Bobonong Broadhurst Extension Two Francistown Ghanzi Gumare Hukuntsi Jwaneng Kang Kanye Kasane Letlhakane Lobatse Mahalapye Masunga Maun Mochudi Molepolole Nata Palapye Ramotswa Regional North Regional South Selebi Phikwe Serowe Tsabong Village Total TOTAL CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

27 Table A5: Total number of Offences by Magisterial Court and Sex of Accused-2016 (cont d) Magistrate Court Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and high-jacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S Bobonong Broadhurst Extension Two Francistown Ghanzi Gumare Hukuntsi Jwaneng Kang Kanye Kasane Letlhakane Lobatse Mahalapye Masunga Maun Mochudi Molepolole Nata Palapye Ramotswa Regional North Regional South Selebi Phikwe Serowe Tsabong Village Total ,141 2,349 TOTAL 27 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

28 28 Table A5: Total number of Offences by Magisterial Court and Sex of Accused-2016 (cont d) Magistrate Court Fraud, Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S Bobonong Broadhurst Extension Two Francistown Ghanzi Gumare Hukuntsi Jwaneng Kang Kanye Kasane Letlhakane Lobatse Mahalapye Masunga Maun Mochudi Molepolole Nata Palapye Ramotswa Regional North Regional South Selebi Phikwe Serowe Tsabong Village Total TOTAL CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

29 Table A5: Total number of Offences by Magisterial Court and Sex of Accused-2016 (cont d) Magistrate Court Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S TOTAL F M N/S Bobonong Broadhurst Extension Two Francistown Ghanzi Gumare Hukuntsi Jwaneng Kang Kanye Kasane Letlhakane Lobatse Mahalapye Masunga Maun Mochudi Molepolole Nata Palapye Ramotswa Regional North Regional South Selebi Phikwe Serowe Tsabong Village Total ,100 3, ,640 1,852 TOTAL 29 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

30 30 Table A 6: Total number of offences by Age and Sex of Accused, 2016 AGE GROUPS MALES Not Stated Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults, Harassments and related offences Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences ,141 Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) ,100 Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) ,640 Total ,090 2,289 2,623 2,077 1, , Total CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

31 Table A6: Total number of offences by Age and Sex of Accused, 2016 (cont d) AGE GROUPS 31 FEMALES Not stated Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder, Assaults, Harassments and related offences Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences Fraud, Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) Total Total [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

32 32 Table A6: Total number of offences by Age and Sex of Accused, 2016 (cont d) AGE GROUPS NOT STATED Not stated Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults,harassments and related offences Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) Total Total CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

33 Table A 6: Total number of offences by Age and Sex of Accused, 2016 (cont d) AGE GROUPS 33 Criminal Offences Not Stated Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults,harassments and related offences Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences ,349 Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) ,306 Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) ,852 Total ,142 2,400 2,797 2,205 1, , Total [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

34 34 Table A7: Number of Offences (main) by Verdict and Sex of Accused, 2016 MALE Not Stated Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Guilty and fined/ sentenced Acquitted & Discharged Case referred to Regional Mag VERDICT Cautioned Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Dismissed for want of prosecution Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults, Harassments and related offences Referred to HC Stay of proceedings Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences ,333 Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) 5-1, ,519 Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) ,403 Total ,094 1, ,795 8,989 Withdrawn Total CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

35 Table A7: Number of Offences (principal) by Verdict and Sex of Accused, 2016(cont d) VERDICT 35 Not Stated Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Guilty and fined/ sentenced FEMALE Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults, Harassments and related offences Acquitted & Discharged Case referred to Regional Mag Cautioned Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Dismissed for want of prosecution Referred to HC Stay of proceedings Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) Total Withdrawn Total [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

36 36 Table A7: Number of Offences (principal) by Verdict and Sex of Accused, 2016(cont d) Not Stated Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Guilty and fined/ sentenced VERDICT Sex N/S Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults, Harassments and related offences Acquitted & Discharged Case referred to Regional Mag Cautioned Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Dismissed for want of prosecution Referred to HC Stay of proceedings Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) Total Withdrawn Total CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

37 Table A7: Number of Offences by Verdict and Sex of Accused, 2016 (cont d) VERDICT 37 All sexes Not Stated Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Guilty and fined/ sentenced Acquitted & Discharged Case referred to Regional Mag Cautioned Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Dismissed for want of prosecution Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults, Harassments and related offences Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences ,495 Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) 12-1, ,699 Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) ,596 Total Referred to HC Stay of proceedings Withdrawn Total [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

38 38 Table A8a: Number of accused by offence and verdict-2016 All sexes Not Stated Acquitted & Discharged Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Guilty and Fined Guilty and Sentenced VERDICT Committed to High Court Case referred to Regional Mag Cautioned Dismissed for want of prosecution Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder, Assaults,Harassments and related offences Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and highjacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences ,495 Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) , ,699 Offences Against Govt, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) ,596 Total 457 1, ,345 2, ,814 Stay of proceedings Withdrawn Total CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

39 Table A8b: Percentage distribution of accused by offence and verdict-2016 VERDICT 39 All sexes Not Stated Acquitted & Discharged Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Guilty and Fined Guilty and Sentenced Committed to High Court Case referred to Regional Mag Cautioned Dismissed for want of prosecution Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,assaults,harassments and related offences Stay of proceedings Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences Fraud,Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) Offences Against Govt, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) Total Withdrawn Total [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

40 40 Table A9: Distribution of accused by Verdict and Plea-2016 VERDICT Plea Not Stated Case referred to Regional Mag Cautioned Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Dismissed for want of prosecution N/S Except to prosecutor s authorities Guilty and fined/ sentenced Not Guilty Referred to HC Stay of proceedings Guilty , ,617 Not applicable Not Guilty , ,010 4,441 Not yet taken Reserved ,229 1,998 Total ,372 1, , Withdrawn Total Table 10: Total distribution of accused by Verdict and Main sentence-2016 SENTENCE Not Stated Extra Mural Imprisonment Sentence Corporal with suspended sent Corporal Punishment Custodial and Suspended sent Verdict Not stated Custodial Sentence Custodial with corporal punish Fine Fine With Custodial Sentence Fine with Suspended Sentence Case referred to Regional Mag Cautioned Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Dismissed for want of prosecution Guilty and fined/sentenced , ,372 Discharged 1, ,196 Referred to HC Stay of proceedings Withdrawn 4, ,113 Total 6, , ,814 Imprisonment Sentence Suspended Sentence Withdrawn Total CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

41 Table 11: Total number of cases by verdict and length of time elapsed from initial filing to final decision-2016 TIME LAPSED Verdict Not Stated N/S Acquitted & Discharged Case referred to Regional Mag Cautioned Convicted/ Sentencing Postpone Dismissed for want of prosecution Guilty and Fined/sentenced ,012 Committed to High Court Stay of proceedings Withdrawn ,143 Total 1,080 1, ,179 1,097 7,594 Total 41 Table 12: Cases disposed by offence and elapsed time from initial filing to final Decision-2016 TIME LAPSED Verdict Not Stated Homicide Offences Sexual Offences Attempts/Threats to murder,,assaults, Harassments and related offences Total Dangerous or negligent Acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, Extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related Offences Theft and Related Offences Fraud, Deception and related Offences Controlled Drug Offences Weapons and Explosives Offences Damage to property and to the environment Public Order and other social code offences Road and Traffic Offences (NEC) ,659 Offences Against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime Offences not elsewhere classified (NEC) ,039 Total 1,080 1, ,097 7,594 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

42 42 Appendix B CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

43 CRIME STATISTICS CLASSIFICATION CODES HOMICIDE OFFENCES 0101 MURDER/MANSLAUGHTER/INFANTICIDE 0111 Murder 0112 Manslaughter 0113 Infanticide 0102 DANGEROUS DRIVING LEADING TO DEATH 0121 Manslaughter (traffic fatality) 0122 Dangerous driving causing death 0123 Causing death by drunken driving 43 SEXUAL OFFENCES 021 RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT 0211 Rape of a male or female 0212 Defilement of a boy or girl less than 17 years old 0213 Sexual offence involving mentally impaired person 0214 Aggravated sexual assault 0215 Sexual assault (not aggravated) 022 OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES 0221 Incest 0222 Child pornography offences 0223 Child pornography - obstruction of warrant 0224 Gross indecency 0225 Attempted Rape ATTEMPTS/THREATS TO MURDER, ASSAULTS, HARASSMENTS AND RELATED OFFENCES 031 ATTEMPTS/THREATS TO MURDER 0311 Murder-attempt 0312 Murder-threat (threat to kill) 0320 ASSAULTS Assault causing harm Poisoning Assault or obstruction of Garda/official, resisting arrest Minor assault Indecent assault on boy(s) under 14 years Indecent assault on females Assault O.A.B.H Assault common Common nuisance Other assaults Grievous harm Assault Police Officer Assaulting person on duty HARASSMENT AND RELATED OFFENCES Harassment, stalking, threats Coercion Menacing phone calls [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

44 Incitement to hatred offences Demanding payment of debt causing alarm Use of insulting language DANGEROUS OR NEGLIGENT ACTS 0410 DANGEROUS OR NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF A VEHICLE Dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over legal alcohol limit Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the influence of drugs Dangerous/careless driving and motorway offences Speeding Causing death by leaving motor vehicle on a road OTHER DANGEROUS OR NEGLIGENT ACTS Endangerment with potential for serious harm/death Abandoning a child, child neglect and cruelty Unseaworthy/Dangerous use of boat or ship False alarm/interference with aircraft or air transport facilities Endangering traffic offences Reckless and Negligent Acts KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENCES FALSE IMPRISONMENT, ABDUCTION False Imprisonment Abduction of person under 16 years of age Abduction ROBBERY, EXTORTION AND HIGHJACKING OFFENCES 0610 ROBBERY Robbery of an establishment or institution Robbery of cash or goods in transit Robbery from the person Armed Robbery Attempted Robbery 0620 EXTORTION OFFENCES Blackmail, extortion 0630 HIJACKING OFFENCES Carjacking, high jacking/unlawful seizure of aircraft/vessel BURGLARY AND RELATED OFFENCES 0710 BURGLARY Aggravated burglary Burglary (not aggravated) Possession of an article (with intent to burgle, steal, demand) Burglary and theft Burglary THEFT AND RELATED OFFENCES 0810 THEFT/TAKING OF VEHICLE AND RELATED OFFENCES CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

45 08101 Theft/Unauthorized taking of vehicle Interfering with vehicle (with intent to steal item or vehicle) Theft of a motor vehicle Theft of a motor vehicle using violence Theft of a motor vehicle using offensive weapon or firearms or threatening to use them Dealing in stolen motor vehicle or parts thereof Failure to report suspected stolen vehicle by motor dealer Selling or receiving a motor vehicle without document effecting such sale Failing to issue a declaration or certificate being a motor vehicle dealer Failing to present declaration or certificate being a motor vehicle purchaser Tempering with motor vehicle (Conceal or disguise identification) Failure to report the alteration or change of colour of a motor vehicle at registration office for amendment Driving motor vehicle without number plates or without satisfactory explanation Manufacturing instruments which may be in the commission of offence Making number plates or key for a person without seeing any identification for that person Breaking into motor vehicle Attempting to steal a motor vehicle Attempting to receive a stolen motor vehicle Conspiring with any other person in the commission of the offence Selling or assisting to sell a motor vehicle having reason to believe it is stolen THEFT (NOT VEHICLE) Theft from person Theft from shop Theft from vehicle Theft/Unauthorized taking of a pedal cycle Theft of, or interference with, mail, postal matter Theft of other property Theft common Store breaking and theft Theft by agent Theft by person in public service Theft by servant and clerk Theft from a person Theft of a postal matter House breaking and theft Stealing goods in transit [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

46 HANDLING STOLEN PROPERTY Handling/ carrying or possession of stolen property In possession of property stolen outside Botswana Receiving stolen property FRAUD, DECEPTION AND RELATED OFFENCES 0910 FRAUD, FORGERY AND FALSE INSTRUMENT OFFENCES Fraud, deception, false pretence offences Forging an instrument to defraud Possession of an article for use in fraud, deception or extortion Falsification of accounts Offences under the Companies Act Offences under the Investment Intermediaries Act Offences under the Stock Exchange Act Forging licenses Forgery and uttering Making documents without authority Alter document without authority 0920 OTHER FRAUD Money laundering Embezzlement Fraud against the country Importation/Sale/Supply of tobacco Fraudulent appropriation of power 0930 COUNTERFEITING CURRENCY AND RELATED OFFENCES Counterfeiting notes and coins 0940 CORRUPTION Corruption (involving public office holder) Official corruption Removal of property under lawful seizure CONTROLLED DRUG OFFENCES 1010 IMPORTATION/MANUFACTURE OF DRUGS Importation of drugs Cultivation or manufacture of drugs 1020 POSSESSION OF DRUGS Possession of drugs for sale or supply Possession of drugs for personal use 1030 OTHER DRUG OFFENCES Forged or altered prescription offences Failure to produce order, prescription, or drug book for inspection Possessing or using a habit forming drug Failure to comply with conditions of drug permit or license Dealing in habit forming drugs Obstruction under the Drugs Act Cause death through intoxicating drugs CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

47 WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES OFFENCES 1110 EXPLOSIVES, CHEMICAL WEAPONS OFFENCES Causing an explosion Making of explosives Possession of explosives Chemical weapons offences 1120 FIREARMS OFFENCES Discharging a firearm Going armed in public Owning an arm without license Failure to comply with the demands of production of arm license or certificate Dangerous acts with arms Having in possession arms or ammunition while convicted of offence under this act Making false statement for the purpose of procuring registration as an arm dealer Making false entry in an arm dealers registry Failing to keep an arm or ammunition under safe custody Failure to report lost or stolen arm/ammunition Importing arms or ammunition without permit Exporting arms or ammunition without permit Possessing unregistered arms or ammunitions Selling arm or ammunition Disposing arms or ammunitions Transferring arms or ammunitions Manufacturing arms or ammunitions without Manufacturer license Possessing special types of arms or ammunition Importing arms or ammunitions of war without permit Possessing unregistered arms or ammunition of war without permit Owning an arm or ammunition of war/arm without license Use of arms to resist arrest OFFENSIVE WEAPONS OFFENCES (NEC) Possession of offensive weapons (not firearms) 1140 FIREWORKS OFFENCES Fireworks Offences (for sale, IGNITING etc.) DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT 1210 CRIMINAL DAMAGE Arson Criminal damage (not arson) Malicious injury to property 1220 ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE Litter offences [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

48 48 PUBLIC ORDER AND OTHER SOCIAL CODE OFFENCES 1310 DISORDERLY CONDUCT Affray/Riot/Violent disorder Public order offences Drunkenness offences Air rage-disruptive or drunken behaviour on aircraft 1320 TRESPASS OFFENCES Forcible entry and occupation (not burglary) Trespass on lands or enclosed areas Criminal trespass 1330 LIQUOR LICENSING OFFENCES Failure to keep register being a hotel liquor license premises Carrying on other businesses on licensed premises Altering licensed premises without approval by the licensing authority Selling intoxicating liquor without license Selling liquor to young persons Obstructing a health inspector to carry out his/her duty Selling intoxicating liquor to a drunken person Procuring drink for drunken person Making a false entry or statement in a hotel register Departing from licensed premises without paying Drinking liquor in a bottle store or on a prohibited area Failure to provide meals and accommodation being a hotel keeper Obstruct/resist licensed premises to be closed by authorised person Refusing to leave licensed premises Adulterating liquor Permitting licensed premises to be a brothel Making business or trading without a license/certificate Willingly making a false statement in a document Keeping wholesale quantities of intoxicating liquor on licensed premises Other Liquor licensing offences Other Registered clubs offences Other restaurant offences Operating beyond stipulated hours 1340 PROSTITUTION OFFENCES Brothel keeping Organization of prostitution Prostitution, including soliciting etc REGULATED BETTING/MONEY, COLLECTION/TRADING OFFENCES Offences under the Betting Acts Collecting money without permit, unauthorized collection Offences under Gaming and Lotteries Acts Permit/License offences for casual/street trading 1360 SOCIAL CODE OFFENCES (NEC) Bestiality CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

49 13602 Indecency Allowing a child (under 16 years) to beg Bigamy Begging Rogues and vagabonds ROAD AND TRAFFIC OFFENCES (NEC) 1410 DRIVING LICENCE/INSURANCE OFFENCES Driving license-failure to have, produce, etc Insurance-failure to have, produce, display, etc Driving an unlicensed motor vehicle Failure to display road license VEHICLE TAX/REGISTRATION OFFENCES Owning or driving unregistered motor vehicle Misuse of Trade License Failure to comply with conditions of motor dealer s license 1430 ROADWORTHINESS/REGULATORY OFFENCES Misuse of trailers, weight and other offences Obstruction under Road Traffic Acts Driving motor vehicle with worn out tires Driving motor vehicle with insufficient hand brake Driving motor vehicle with insufficient foot brake Drawing a trailer with inefficient braking foot brake Drawing motor vehicle not equipped with mudguard Driving motor vehicle with defective warning device Riding a bicycle with defective warning device Driving motor vehicle with shattered windscreen Driving motor vehicle with defective wipers Driving motor vehicle without mirrors, speedometer, fuel cap Driving motor vehicle with defective head lamps Driving motor vehicle with defective park lamps Driving motor vehicle with defective rear/tail lamps Driving motor vehicle with defective stop lights Driving motor vehicle with defective registration lamps Riding a bicycle at night without lamps Operating an animal drawn vehicle without a lamp Driving a motor vehicle with defective indicator Driving a motor vehicle with height exceeding 4.1 meters Riding bicycle on a dangerous position Failure to keep record of the driver Spanning more than two donkeys abreast Walking along / across the road in a dangerous manner Making noise / sounding instrument for the purpose of touting Permitting incompetent person to drive animal drawn vehicle Leaving animal drawn vehicle unattended [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

50 Failure to stop at a level crossing Failure to close the gate Ungazzeted identification plates Carrying passengers while a learner Failure to display red letter L Failure to obey warning sign on projecting loads overloading goods Carrying goods or passengers in a manner likely to obscure driver s view Driving motor vehicle exceeding 10.5 meters during prohibited hours Failure to wear a protective helmet Failure to display number plates Driving a motor unaccompanied whilst a learner Permitting unlicensed person to drive Carrying a passenger, animal or article in front of a motor cycle driver Riding a motor vehicle in a dangerous position Causing damage to a motor vehicle Tampering with a motor vehicle Taking a motor vehicle without authority Leaving a motor vehicle unattended Obstructing a police officer Applying for a license without disclosing endorsement Failure to obey police direction or signal Failure to obey traffic signs or signals Careless driving (other vehicles) Reckless Driving (other vehicles) Drunken driving of other vehicles (not motor vehicles) Fraudulent use of imitated plates document or mark Giving false information to public servant Failure to stop and report an accident Failure to provide breath or blood specimen Leaving cattle unattended on main road Playing games obstructing road ushers Lead, drive animal or vehicle on foot path Fraudulent application for driving license Failure to stop and report a fatal accident In charge of a motor vehicle whilst unfit through drinks Reckless drinking (motor vehicle) Using a motor vehicle in such condition as to constitute danger to the public Traffic in obscene publication Driving while disqualified Other road offences Careless and inconsiderate Driving 1440 ROAD TRANSPORT/PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE OFFENCES Road Transport - carriage of goods offences Overloading passengers in a P.S.V Using a P.S.V without a P.S.V driving license Operating P.S.V in unhygienic condition CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

51 14405 Driving a P.S.V without a fire extinguisher Conducting without conducting P.S.V Driving P.S.V without P.S.V driving license Driving P.S.V without due care and attention P.S.V reckless driving Disobeying P.S.V. driver /conductor not to enter because it is full Public Service Vehicle offences Light rail offences (Luaus) 51 OFFENCES AGAINST GOVERNMENT, JUSTICE PROCEDURES AND ORGANISATION OF CRIME 1510 OFFENCES AGAINST GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENTS Treason Breaches of Offences Against the State Acts Breaches of Official Secrets Act Impersonating member of An Garda Síochána Electoral offences including personation Public mischief-annoying phone calls, wasting police time Criminal Assets Bureau offences Non-compliance with Garda direction Destruction of statutory document Traffic in obscene publication Abuse of office False assumption of authority False information to a public officer Personating persons employed in public service Tampering with public officers Undermining authority of a public service Refusal to be searched by authorized person Holding any interest without permission from the minister Possession of stamp dye Wearing nurses uniform Failure to disclose conflict of interest Failure to explain standard of living/possession of unexplained property Failure to pay compensation/wages Failure to provide necessities 1520 ORGANISATION OF CRIME AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT CRIME Criminal organization offences (organized crime) Conspiracy to commit a crime 1530 PERVERTING THE COURSE OF JUSTICE Perjury Interfering with a jury (embracery) Assisting offenders Public mischief, pervert course of justice, conceal offence Obstructing court officers [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

52 Destroying evidence Interfering with a witness 1540 OFFENCES WHILE IN CUSTODY AND RELATED OFFENCES Escape or help to escape from custody Prison offences Attempt from lawful custody 1550 BREACH OF JUSTICE/COURT ORDER Breach of Domestic Violence Order (protection, safety, barring) Breach of the peace Breach of bail Failure to comply under Sex Offenders Act Breach of order under Family Law Act Dealing in any assets subject to an order of the court Other failure to comply with court order, jury summons, warrant etc. OFFENCES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (NEC) 1610 IMPORTATION/CONTROL/WELFARE OF ANIMALS OFFENCES Illegal importation of animals Control of horses offences Dog ownership offences (license, control etc.) Injuring animals Killing animals with intent to steal Unlawful wounding Offences against animals Non-reporting of matimela Unlawful importation or possession on acquisition of ivory 1620 FISHERIES/MARITIME OFFENCES Breaches of fishing quota/related regulation 1630 USE OF DATA, ELECTRONIC COUNTERFEIT AND BROADCASTING OFFENCES Unauthorized accessing of data Recording, possession, distribution of counterfeit material Unauthorized broadcasting and illegal signal reception 1640 IMMIGRATION OFFENCES/ CARRIER LIABILITIES Overstaying in Botswana Making a contradictory statement for the purpose of entering Botswana Unlawful entry in Botswana Failure to comply with visit conditions Failure to transmit residential permit to the board Failure to transmit residential permit to the minister Re- entering Botswana as a prohibited immigrant Aiding or abetting unlawful entry Forging certificates or documents for the purpose of entering Botswana Uttering or using false certificate or document for the purpose of entering Botswana Unlawful possession of residential permit Delivering residential permit, passport or other I.D document for the use by other person Forging or altering unlawfully a residential permit, passport or any I.D document CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ]

53 1650 STOCK THEFT Duty to ascertain bonafides of seller of stock Trespass with intent to steal Night delivery of stock Making false statement in a certificate Failure to produce removal certificate Tampering with stock or produce Possession of stolen stock Dealing in stolen stock or produce Stealing stock or produce 1660 PRECIOUS STONES OFFENCES Failure to report discovery of precious stones Entering any protection area when the exclusion order is still in force Making false statement in order to apply for dealers license or permit Signing false notes of sale and purchase Dealing in rough or uncut precious stone to keep register of transaction Failure to deliver picked or found precious stone to the police station Dealing in precious stones during night time, Sunday or holidays Making false declaration of discovery of precious stones Placing of precious stones where not naturally found Unlawful dealing in and possession of rough or uncut precious stones Purchases from or sale to unauthorized person Failure to report imported precious stone in the district Unlawful mining 1670 MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES Abortion Procuring or assisting in abortion Concealment of birth Destroying/Disposing of a dead body Pawn broking offences Offences in connection with rail travel Employment permit offences (relating to non-batswana national) Idle and disorderly person Cheating Entering dwelling with intent to commit offence Obtaining by false pretences Attempt to commit an offence Unnatural offence Accessory after fact Demanding property with menace Attempt to procure abortion Attempt to commit unnatural offence Issuing cheque with no funds 53 [ STATISTICS BOTSWANA ] CRIME STATISTICS REPORT 2016

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