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Austria

Austria regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Austria's hate crime laws are a combination of a general penalty-enhancement provision and a substantive offence. The data reported to ODIHR do not present cases of hate crime and hate speech separately. Hate crime data are collected by the Provincial Agencies for State Protection and Counter Terrorism and the Federal Agency for State Protection and Counter Terrorism (BVT) of the Interior Ministry, as well as by the Ministry of Justice. Hate crime data are regularly published.

How hate crime data is collected in Austria

How hate crime data is collected in Austria

Hate crime data are collected and recorded according to specific types of crimes found in the criminal code. There is no specific system in place for the police to record hate crimes by bias motivation. In the crime recording system, hate crimes fall under the category of "politically motivated crime".

The Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism, together with one of the Agency's nine regional sub-divisions, are responsible for investigating such cases. The Agency's Annual Report on State Security includes a section on "right-wing extremism", with overall figures categorized as "right-wing extremist", "xenophobic/racist", "anti-Semitic" and "Islamophobic" (anti-Muslim) acts that are further grouped by type of crime (bodily harm, incitement, threat, damage to property, etc.). The Annual Report serves as the basis for different projects.

The main bias motivation is attributed to the offence in the proceedings based on the facts observed in the offence (such as victim's testimony, interrogation of the perpetrator and possible further investigations).The Austrian penal code provision contains a general sentencing enhancement for bias motivated crime that is applicable to nearly all crimes. This provision (§33 para. 1, subpara. 5, of the Penal Code) stipulates that it is a special aggravating circumstance "when the act has been motivated by a racist, xenophobic or other particularly condemnable bias, especially those that are directed explicitly against groups, enumerated in section 283 CC, or members because of their membership to these groups."

Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2019 125 421 191
2018 307 407 208
2017 302 Not available Not available
2016 425 Not available Not available
2015 395 Not available Not available
2014 186 Not available Not available
2013 110 Not available Not available
2012 91 Not available Not available
2011 59 38 1
2010 101 1 1
2009 62 Not available Not available

About 2019 Data

    Police-recorded hate crime is registered as "right-wing extremism". As such, police figures include the crime of incitement to hatred, which largely falls outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime. Prosecution and sentencing figures consist of incitement to hatred and "Neo-Nazi crimes".
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National developments

Within the framework of an EU-funded project aimed at improving hate crime recording, the Ministry of Interior conducted study visits to Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Slovakia. The Ministry also held 15 scientific field interviews with police officers  and 17 meetings with various CSOs. The purpose of these meetings was to improve the system for recording hate crimes and to build trust. Furthermore, the Ministry of Interior launched an online training programme for its staff. At least 17,000 police officers had participated in the training programme by 19 October 2020. A further 200 police officers from the Federal Provinces were trained to deliver training events to front-line officers and to serve as contact points for CSOs and victim support organizations. On 1 November 2020, a new "flagging" system was introduced in the online police recording database, enabling the police to record bias motives related to age, handicap, gender, colour of skin, national or ethnic origin, religion (including subcategories), sexual orientation, social status or world view. The interfaces of the police and Ministry of Justice databases were also synchronized, so that the flagged hate crime data are also visible to prosecutors once the investigation reports are sent. Moreover, a resource for police on conducting interrogations now highlights the need to undertake a hate crime victim assessment before the interview. Information about hate crimes have been widely disseminated among the police force, and the country’s first representative victimization survey on hate crime is expected to be completed by the end of February 2021.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

ZARA and FAAS reported descriptive incidents as well as statistical data. Kantor Center reported only statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-06 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-05 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-12 Attacks against property
SETA
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019 Threats
ZARA
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-03 Threats
ZARA
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-09 Threats
ZARA
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-02 Attacks against property
ZARA
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019 Threats
ZARA
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2019-04 Threats
ZARA
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-03 Attacks against property
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-03 Threats
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-04 Threats
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-04 Threats
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-08 Threats
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-11 Threats
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019 Threats
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-05 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2019-11 Attacks against property
Holy See
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-10 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-05 Threats
Dokustelle
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2019-01 Attacks against property
ZARA
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
Forum Against anti-Semitism
Jewish Communities of Vienna
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
Forum Against anti-Semitism
Jewish Communities of Vienna
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
Forum Against anti-Semitism
Jewish Communities of Vienna
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2019-04 Threats
Forum Against anti-Semitism
Jewish Communities of Vienna
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2019-12 Threats
Forum Against anti-Semitism
Jewish Communities of Vienna
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2019-01 Attacks against property
Forum Against anti-Semitism
Jewish Communities of Vienna
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2019-05 Attacks against property
Forum Against anti-Semitism
Jewish Communities of Vienna
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2019-07 Attacks against property
Forum Against anti-Semitism
Jewish Communities of Vienna
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-01 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-01 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-01 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-01 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-01 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-01 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-01 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-02 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-04 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-05 Threats
Dokustelle
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2019-10 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-12 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-04 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-04 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-04 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-04 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-02 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-02 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-02 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-02 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-06 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-06 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-05 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-04 Threats
SETA
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2019-10 Threats
SETA
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2019 Threats
SETA
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2019-10 Threats
SETA
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-05 Threats
ZARA
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2019 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-12 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-02 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019 Threats
ZARA
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2019-05 Threats
ZARA
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-04 Threats
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-08 Threats
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-06 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2019-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2019-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2019-04 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2019-05 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2019-05 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2019-11 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2019-08 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-12 Threats
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-12 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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Gender-based hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-04 Threats
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-08 Attacks against property
ZARA
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
RKL
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2019 Violent attacks against people
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Muslim hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Sixth report on Austria."

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Austria has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.

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ODIHR's impact in 2019: Building a civil society coalition against hate crime

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2018 Hate Crime Data Now Available!

15 Nov 2019
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