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.
OFFICIAL DATA
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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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 2011 Data
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Figures represent total number of criminal offences with an extremist context.
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) recommended that the Czech Republic conduct effective investigation and prosecutions of hate crimes. It also encouraged the investigation of anti-Roma violence in the Czech Republic, ensuring that the perpetrators are identified, prosecuted and appropriately punished, and recommended the active recruitment of Roma to law enforcement.