Croatia
Croatia regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Croatia's hate crime laws are a combination of a general penalty-enhancement provision and penalty-enhancement provisions for specific offences. Croatia's criminal code also includes a statutory definition of hate crime. Hate crime data are collected by the Ministry of Interior, the Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Justice and the Office for Human Rights and Rights of National Minorities. Data on hate crime are regularly published by the Government's Office for Human Rights and Rights of National Minorities.
OFFICIAL DATA
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2020 | 87 | 138 | 18 |
2019 | 48 | 117 | 10 |
2018 | 33 | 23 | 8 |
2017 | 25 | 16 | 12 |
2016 | 35 | 37 | 7 |
2015 | 24 | 27 | 7 |
2014 | 22 | 60 | 6 |
2013 | 35 | 57 | 8 |
2012 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
2011 | 57 | 20 | 10 |
2010 | 34 | 34 | 3 |
2009 | 32 | Not available | Not available |
About 2014 Data
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Police figure include incidents of incitement to hatred. The reported prosecution figures include cases initiated during the previous year.
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
No information is available.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Croatia has not made public reliable data and statistics on hate crimes.