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Austria

Austria regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Implemented in 2021, Austria's new hate crime recording system represents a good practice in the region. The Austrian Ministry of Interior is also a member of the civil society network "Hate Crime Kontern", which strengthens hate crime co-ordination and victim support, and co-operates directly with civil society organizations. Hate crime statistics collected by the Ministry are published online each year.

In January 2023, Austria implemented ODIHR's Diagnostic Workshop to Assess National Structures and Services for Hate Crime Victim Support.

Hate crime data collection in Austria
Support for hate crime victims in Austria
Hate crime capacity building in Austria
Austria's hate crime legislation
 
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Download the 2019 hate crime report for Austria

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2023 5,668 2,755 246
2022 5,865 3,035 272
2021 5,464 4,304 184
2020 156 436 169
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".

Hate crime recorded by police

  • By bias motivation
  • By type of crime
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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.

KEY OBSERVATION

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

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY

  • Total Incidents
  • Targeted properties
  • Type of property attacks

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.

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.

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
2019-06 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-04 Threats/Harassment
ZARA
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019 Threats/Harassment
ZARA
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2019-07 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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2019-01 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-06 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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2019-05 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-04 Threats/Harassment
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-11 Threats/Harassment
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-03 Threats/Harassment
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-12 Attacks against property
SETA
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2019-12 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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2019-10 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/Harassment
ZARA
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2019-07 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-06 Attacks against property
Dokustelle
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2019-09 Threats/Harassment
ZARA
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-09 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/Harassment
ZARA
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
Dokustelle
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2019-03 Attacks against property
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-04 Threats/Harassment
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-11 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2019-08 Threats/Harassment
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019 Threats/Harassment
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-05 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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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/Harassment
Dokustelle
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2019-01 Attacks against property
ZARA
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
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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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
Forum Against anti-Semitism
Jewish Communities of Vienna
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2019-04 Threats/Harassment
Forum Against anti-Semitism
Jewish Communities of Vienna
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2019-12 Threats/Harassment
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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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
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/Harassment
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/Harassment
SETA
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2019-10 Threats/Harassment
SETA
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2019 Threats/Harassment
SETA
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2019-10 Threats/Harassment
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/Harassment
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/Harassment
ZARA
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2019-05 Threats/Harassment
ZARA
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2019-09 Violent attacks against people
ZARA
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2019-04 Threats/Harassment
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-08 Threats/Harassment
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
2019-05 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2019-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2019-06 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2019-12 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-12 Threats/Harassment
Jehovah's Witnesses
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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 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2019-05 Attacks against property
Holy See
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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/Harassment
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 Violent attacks against people
Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
RKL
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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."

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