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Croatia

Croatia regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Since 2006, Croatia has been implementing ODIHR's Law Enforcement Outreach Programme (LEOP) followed by the updated Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme. In 2021, the government adopted an inter-agency "Protocol on Monitoring Hate Crimes", establishing state authorities' responsibilities in addressing hate crime and re-creating a dedicated Working Group. In 2021, the Working Group participated in ODIHR's diagnostic workshop to assess national structures and services for hate crime victim support, resulting in a set of ODIHR recommendations to the relevant state authorities. Data on hate crime are regularly published by the Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities of the Government. 

Hate crime data collection in Croatia
Support for hate crime victims in Croatia
Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2021 101 57 11
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 2017 Data

    The police figure includes two incidents committed with a "regional affiliation" motive, which are not sanctioned by the criminal code and therefore not included in breakdown below. The reported prosecution figures include cases initiated during the previous years. The prosecuted cases include only those where an indictment was filed – unlike in previous years, which explains the year-to-year drop in number.

Hate crime recorded by police

The police numbers represent the number of recorded offences. One incident can involve more than one offence.

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National developments

The Criminal Code provision defining hate crimes was amended to include language as a protected characteristic.

The Action Plan for Implementation of the National Plan to Combat Discrimination 2017-2019 was adopted by the Government, which identifies a number of priority areas in addressing hate crimes: education and public awareness raising initiatives focusing on hate crimes against national minorities and LGBT people, and improvements to hate crime data collection.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Croatia has not made public hate crime data disaggregated by bias motivation.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

The Croatian civil society coalition includes the Centre for Peace Studies, Documenta - Center for Dealing with the Past, GONG, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights Croatia (YIHR Croatia), Human Rights House Zagreb (HRH Zagreb), the Serb National Council (SNV) and Zagreb Pride.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-04 Threats
UNHCR
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2017-02 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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2017-02 Violent attacks against people
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017 Attacks against property
UNHCR
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2017 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-02 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-03 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-03 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-02 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-08 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-09 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-09 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-08 Attacks against property
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-01 Violent attacks against people
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-02 Violent attacks against people
Croatian civil society coalition
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-05 Violent attacks against people
Croatian civil society coalition
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017 Attacks against property
Holy See
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-02 Violent attacks against people
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-02 Violent attacks against people
UNHCR
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2017-06 Violent attacks against people
Croatian civil society coalition
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2017-04 Violent attacks against people
Croatian civil society coalition
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime

In its fifth report on Croatia, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) observed that many cases of hate crime, especially those targeting Serbs, LGBT people and Roma, are only classified as misdemeanours. ECRI recommended that the bias motive be incorporated from the very beginning in investigations and training for police officers and judicial officials.

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2020 Announcement Page

2020 Hate Crime Data Now Available!

15 Nov 2021
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Hate Crime Data: Frequently Asked Questions

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