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.

Hate crime data collection in Croatia
Support for hate crime victims in Croatia

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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

    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

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Reports

Hate crime against Christians and members of other religions

The Holy See reported a burglary involving the desecration of communion bread. The Croatian authorities reported that the case was recorded by the police, but perpetrators were not yet identified and an anti-religious bias motivation was not registered.

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Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Jewish Community Bet Israel of Croatia reported one case of the desecration of graves, one case in which an envelope of rat poison was sent to the organization, and a series of threats against the same organization.

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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Croatia has not made public reliable data and statistics on hate crimes.