Czech Republic

The Czech Republic regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Hate crime data are published annually in the government's Report on "Extremism and Prejudicial Hatred". The Czech Republic has been implementing ODIHR's Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training (PAHCT) program since 2020.

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2022	104	19	66
2021	62	24	33
2020	32	28	59
2019	42	39	50
2018	46	47	43
2017	47	29	44
2016	49	30	72
2015	64	20	29
2014	24	32	41
2013	41	43	24
2012	173	289	159
2011	238	284	158
2010	252	287	52
2009	265	228	103

About 2022 Data

These numbers differ from total numbers provided in government reports on extremism and prejudicial hatred as the law enforcement authorities in the Czech Republic use different tactical statistical classifications. For 2022, the authorities monitored and reported 149 "offences with a hostility background", which includes criminal forms of intolerance other than hate crimes.

Hate crime recorded by police

The breakdown below includes offences recorded as committed with the following bias motivations: anti-Roma hate crime; anti-Semitic hate crime; and anti-LGBTI hate crime. This number differs from the total number provided in government reports on extremism and prejudicial hatred and may include incidents that fall outside of the OSCE's hate crime definition.

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National developments

In 2022, a new type of criminal offence was introduced to the Czech Criminal Code: dissemination of work to promote a movement aimed at suppressing human rights and freedoms.

In 2022, in co-operation with the Academy of Justice in Kroměříž, three multi-day seminars on hate crime were held for specialists at the district and regional levels of the public prosecutor's office.

In 2022, the Institute for Criminology and Social Prevention conducted a representative victimization survey among more than 3,000 respondents. The survey question on prejudicial violence was directed at respondents who had been physically assaulted in the last three years in attacks that did not have a pecuniary motive. Of these assaults, 9 per cent of respondents said that, in their opinion, the attack was carried out for reasons related to bias. According to the data collected, assaults motivated by anti-Roma hatred were reported most frequently, followed by assaults motivated by bias against sexual orientation.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR recognizes the Czech Republic's efforts to build prosecutors' capacities in addressing hate crimes. However, based on the available information, it observes that the country's mechanisms for recording hate crime data and statistics do not sufficiently distinguish hate crimes from other crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that the Czech Republic would benefit from raising awareness among and building the capacity of police to respond to hate crimes.

ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, OSCE participating States agreed to a common hate crime definition and also committed to collecting reliable data and statistics on hate crimes. To that end, hate crimes need to be distinguished throughout the recording and data collection process from crimes of incitement to hatred and other hate speech offenses. Participating States have also committed to introducing or further developing professional training and capacity-building activities for law enforcement, prosecution, and judicial officials dealing with hate crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support the Czech Republic in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime recording and data collection, as well as by providing further resources and tailored capacity-building assistance for police.

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In addition to the incidents summarized below, this graph includes 7 anti-Semitic incidents reported as statistics by the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic.