Czech Republic

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

Hate crime data collection in the Czech Republic
Support for hate crime victims in the Czech Republic

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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 2019 Data

    The authorities monitored and reported on 170 "offences with extremist context", a category that includes criminal forms of intolerance other than hate crimes. While the numbers presented here only represent hate crimes according to the OSCE definition, the breakdown by bias motivation below is based on these "extremist offences". The reported number of prosecuted hate crimes represents the number of people charged. The sentencing figure represents the number of people convicted, some of whom may have committed more than one hate crime.

National developments

In April 2019, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Judicial Academy and ODIHR concluded a Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of the Prosecutors and Hate Crimes Training (PAHCT) programme. According to the agreement, trainers trained by ODIHR will deliver the PAHCT training to prosecutors representing all prosecutorial offices in the country.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Kantor Center reported only statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-09 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
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2019 Violent attacks against people
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
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2019-02 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019-08 Threats
In IUSTITIA
UNHCR
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
In IUSTITIA
UNHCR
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
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2019-03 Threats
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2019-06 Violent attacks against people
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2019-02 Threats
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2019-02 Threats
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2019-10 Threats
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2019-09 Threats
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2019-09 Attacks against property
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2019-08 Threats
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2019-12 Threats
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2019-06 Threats
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
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2019-10 Violent attacks against people
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2019-06 Threats
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2019-05 Threats
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
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2019-05 Attacks against property
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2019-04 Threats
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-09 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019-07 Threats
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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2019 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019 Violent attacks against people
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2019-02 Threats
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2019-03 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2019-08 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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2019-10 Threats
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2019-05 Threats
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2019-01 Threats
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2019-04 Threats
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2019-04 Threats
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-03 Attacks against property
Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
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2019-10 Attacks against property
Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
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2019-03 Threats
Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
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2019-04 Threats
Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
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2019-03 Threats
Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
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2019-10 Threats
Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
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2019-06 Attacks against property
Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
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2019 Threats
Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
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2019-12 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019-11 Threats
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2019-08 Attacks against property
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2019-08 Threats
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-10 Threats
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2019-09 Threats
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2019-04 Threats
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2019-03 Threats
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2019-03 Threats
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2019-02 Threats
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2019-02 Threats
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2019-01 Threats
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2019-05 Violent attacks against people
In IUSTITIA
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Gender-based hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-02 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019-02 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2019-06 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019-06 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019-04 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-11 Threats
In IUSTITIA
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2019-08 Attacks against property
In IUSTITIA
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2019-08 Violent attacks against people
In IUSTITIA
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2019-08 Attacks against property
In IUSTITIA
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2019-08 Attacks against property
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2019-08 Attacks against property
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2019-08 Attacks against property
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Gender-based hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Sixth report on the Czech Republic."

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that the Czech Republic has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech or discrimination.