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Bulgaria
Bulgaria regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Bulgaria implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme from 2012 until 2017. Bulgaria also took part in ODIHR's project on "Building a Comprehensive Criminal Justice Response to Hate Crime", helping to develop a joint training programme for police and prosecutors that was piloted in the country. Bulgaria has also made efforts to improve hate crime identification, recording and data collection through ODIHR's Information Against Hate Crimes Toolkit (INFAHCT) programme. ODIHR completed a review of Bulgaria’s hate crime legislation in 2018.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | 384 | 303 |
| 2020 | 727 | 353 | 289 |
| 2019 | 22 | 432 | 155 |
| 2018 | 46 | 6 | 158 |
| 2017 | 22 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 28 | 299 | 71 |
| 2015 | 704 | 752 | 135 |
| 2014 | 617 | 750 | 117 |
| 2013 | 651 | 300 | 239 |
| 2012 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2011 | 29 | 41 | 10 |
| 2010 | 20 | 34 | 4 |
| 2009 | 20 | 22 | 9 |
About 2017 Data
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The numbers recorded by the police refer to cases registered under substantive offence and specific penalty enhancement provisions in the Bulgarian Criminal Code. The statistic provided by the Office of the Prosecutor indicates the number of pre-trial proceedings brought to court under provisions, some of which fall outside the OSCE's definition of hate crime. All official numbers include hate crime committed out of “hooligan motives,” which may fall outside of the OSCE's definition.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that the law enforcement agencies of Bulgaria have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
Office of Grand Mufti in Bulgaria
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Office of Grand Mufti in Bulgaria
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
Office of Grand Mufti in Bulgaria
SETA
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
Office of Grand Mufti in Bulgaria
SETA
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Office of Grand Mufti in Bulgaria
SETA
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
Office of Grand Mufti in Bulgaria
SETA
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | SETA
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
No information is available.