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Belgium
Belgium regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Belgium's Criminal Code includes several penalty-enhancement provisions for specific offences. The data reported to ODIHR do not present cases of hate crime, incitement to hatred and discrimination separately. Hate crime data are collected by law enforcement agencies and the Prosecutor's Office. The Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunities and against Racism (Unia) and the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men also monitor hate crimes.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2020 | 1750 | 1334 | Not available |
| 2019 | 1568 | 1371 | - |
| 2018 | 1446 | 1006 | - |
| 2017 | 875 | 60 | 56 |
| 2016 | 845 | 70 | 59 |
| 2015 | 881 | 69 | 56 |
| 2014 | 1064 | 76 | 61 |
| 2013 | 375 | 822 | 45 |
| 2012 | 615 | 893 | 66 |
| 2011 | 1152 | 865 | 75 |
| 2010 | 815 | 860 | Not available |
| 2009 | 1198 | 974 | Not available |
About 2018 Data
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In addition to hate crimes, the numbers reported here also include other types of "discrimination" incidents, which can fall outside of the OSCE's definition of a hate crime. Incidents where the suspect is a minor are not included in the statistics.
Hate crime recorded by police
The numbers below represent all incidents recorded by the police and sent to the criminal prosecutor's office.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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| 2018-09 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-06 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-06 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-09 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-12 | Threats | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-02 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-11 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-04 | Threats | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-11 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-03 | Threats | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-09 | Threats | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-11 | Threats | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-01 | Threats | Antisemitisme.be
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| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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| 2018-06 | Attacks against property | CCIB
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| 2018-10 | Threats | CCIB
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| 2018 | Threats | CCIB
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
SETA
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| 2018-05 | Threats | SETA
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | OIDAC
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Gender-based hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
No information is available.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Belgium has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech or discrimination.