Czech Republic

The Czech Republic regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. The Czech Republic's hate crime laws consist of a combination of general and specific penalty-enhancement provisions and substantive offences. The data reported to ODIHR combine hate crime and hate speech. Hate crime data are collected by the Informatics and Analytical Centre of the Criminal Police and the Investigation Service of the Police Presidium, the Analytical and Legislative Department of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office and the Informatics Department of the Ministry of Justice. Hate crime data are published annually by the government in a Report on extremism.

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
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 2009 Data

Figures represent total number of criminal offences with an extremist context.

By bias motivation
By type of crime

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National developments

The government launched a number of programmes related to combating extremism. Most notably in the area of hate crimes, national training programmes and accompanying manuals were developed for the Criminal Police and Investigation Service, as well as police specialists and judicial officials, to improve responses to extremist crimes.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

Reports

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

In IUSTITIA reported 11 cases of alleged hate crimes, most of them targeting Roma.

Anti-Roma hate crime

People in Need reported two arson attacks and one violent assault, motivated by anti-Roma bias. In IUSTITIA provided information about one verbal assault.

Anti-Semitic hate crime

In IUSTITIA also reported 48 anti-Semitic incidents. The Stephen Roth Institute reported seven violent incidents.

Developments

Anti-Semitic hate crime

A network of Jewish Communities across the Czech Republic established an independent data-collection system to record anti-Semitic incidents.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The first legal-counselling centre focusing specifically on hate violence was established in the Czech Republic by In IUSTITIA. This centre provides individual legal aid to victims of hate crimes, legislative analysis and training for law-enforcement personnel.