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.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2022 | Not available | 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 2015 Data
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Official figure includes six cases of hate speech.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
In its "Concluding observations on the combined twentieth and twenty-first periodic reports of Denmark", the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) recommended that a national action plan on racism be developed, with a particular focus on combating hate crimes.