Belgium
Belgium regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Recent initiatives to improve hate crime identification, recording and data collection have been implemented through ODIHR's Information Against Hate Crimes Toolkit (INFAHCT) programme. In particular, Belgium has implemented the programme's recommendations on the operational practice of police, prosecutors, and equality bodies.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2022 | 1,682 | 1,263 | Not available |
2021 | 1,591 | 1,357 | Not available |
2020 | 1750 | 1334 | 80 |
2019 | 1568 | 1371 | 103 |
2018 | 1446 | 1006 | 72 |
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 2019 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. Some cases may have been registered several times by the police, such as when there was more than one victim, whereas the prosecution would registered such cases only once.
Hate crime recorded by police
The numbers below represent all incidents recorded by the police and sent to the criminal prosecutor's office.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Belgium has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech or discrimination.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Antisemitisme.be 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 |
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2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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2019-03 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-02 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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2019 | Attacks against property | CCIB
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2019-03 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-11 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-05 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2019-04 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-03 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-06 | Threats | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-06 | Threats | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-03 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-03 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-10 | Attacks against property | Antisemitisme.be
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2019-07 | Threats | Antisemitisme.be
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2019-01 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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2019-06 | Threats | CCIB
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2019-11 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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2019-10 | Threats | SETA
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2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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2019-05 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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2019-07 | Violent attacks against people | CCIB
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2019-10 | Attacks against property | CCIB
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2019 | Attacks against property | CCIB
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2019-12 | Attacks against property | SETA
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2019-07 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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2019-01 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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2019-01 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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2019-10 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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2019 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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Anti-Christian hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2019-12 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2019-08 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Anti-Semitic hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Sixth report on Belgium."
Anti-Roma hate crime
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published relevant recommendations in its 2019 Roma and Travellers Survey findings, "Roma and Travellers in six countries."