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.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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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
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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
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Austria has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
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
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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 | ZARA
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2019-08 | 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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2019-10 | 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 | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-11 | Threats | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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2019-03 | Threats | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019-11 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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2019-08 | Threats | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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2019 | Threats | 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 |
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2019-10 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2019-05 | Threats | 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 | 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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2019-04 | 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 |
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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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2019-01 | 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 |
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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 | 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 |
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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 | Threats | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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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."