Uganda, Feb. 23 -- A dozen Ugandans are murdered and a similar number die in road crashes every day, according to the latest police crime report.

The findings released on Wednesday list pedestrians as leading accident victims followed Boda Bodas whom the Traffic and Road Safety Director, Mr Lawrence Nuwabiine, blamed for the majority of crashes.

Speeding and careless overtaking as well as following vehicles closely, either behind or by the side, topped accident causes.

Other drivers included being behind a steering while intoxicated and violating traffic rules. Police named metropolitan Kampala, Greater Mbarara and West Nile as leading accident hotspots in the country.

Whereas overall crime prevalence went down by 1.5 percent, murders...