Denmark

Denmark regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Hate crime statistics are regularly published on the Danish National Police website.

The Ministry of Justice conducts annual victimization surveys to measure unreported hate crimes. The Danish National Police regularly engages in dialogue on hate crime with a number of community stakeholders.

Hate crime data collection in Denmark
Support for hate crime victims in Denmark
Hate crime capacity building in Denmark
Denmark's hate crime legislation
 
Download the 2010 hate crime report for Denmark

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2023 Not available Not available Not available
2022 212 Not available 22
2021 409 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

About 2010 Data

    Figures include discrimination and propaganda crimes.
    From this overall figure, in 195 cases the extremist motive could not be confirmed. 37 further cases represented discrimination or hate speech crimes and were therefore not included in the breakdown below, bringing the final figure of hate crimes reported in 2010 to 129.

Hate crime recorded by police

National developments

The Copenhagen Police and the city councils of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg worked with the Danish Institute for Human Rights to launch an awareness-raising campaign to encourage victims to report hate crimes. The campaign includes an information website, posters, theatre performances and art.

KEY OBSERVATION

No information is available.

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

Reports

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The European Muslim Initiative for Social Cohesion (EMISCO) reported three physical assaults and one attack by a group, armed with knives and baseball bats, that was attempting to gain forced entry into a refugee centre.

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Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Stephen Roth Institute reported four anti-Semitic hate incidents.

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Hate crime against Christians and members of other religions

The Holy See reported one physical assault and two cases of damage to property.

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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Anti-Roma hate crime

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) recommended that Denmark provide human rights protection for Roma, including protection from hate crimes.