Denmark
Denmark regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Hate crime statistics are regularly published.
All police recruits receiving hate crime training as part of their mandatory police training at the Police Academy. The training involves the Danish Prosecution Service and civil society organizations, namely ActionAid Denmark, the Muslim Council, the Jewish community in Denmark, and LGBT+ Denmark. An agreement was concluded between the Danish police and the Prosecution Service on initiatives to improve the response towards hate crime victims, including by training police and prosecutors on hate crimes.
The Ministry of Justice conducts an annual victimization surveys to measure unreported hate crimes. The Danish National Police has regular dialogue regarding hate crimes with a number of significant community stakeholders.
OFFICIAL DATA
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2021 | Not available | 14 | 33 |
2020 | 635 | Not available | Not available |
2019 | 469 | - | - |
2018 | 449 | - | - |
2017 | 446 | Not available | Not available |
2016 | 274 | Not available | Not available |
2015 | 198 | Not available | Not available |
2014 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2013 | 110 | Not available | Not available |
2012 | 320 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 384 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 334 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 306 | 5 | 1 |
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Anti-Christian hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-05 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2021-10 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Muslim hate crime
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "ECRI report on Denmark (sixth monitoring cycle)".