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 | 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 |
Hate crime recorded by police
The hate crimes presented below include incidents without charges and other investigative measures that had a bias motivation. It also includes 100 incidents of hate speech, which falls outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime but could not be disaggregated.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Denmark has not reported to ODIHR the number of prosecuted and sentenced hate crime cases.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Anti-Muslim hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2019 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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2019-04 | Attacks against property | SETA
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2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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Anti-Christian hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2019-07 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Muslim hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Conclusions on the Implementation of the Recommendations in Respect of Denmark."
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers published relevant recommendations in its "Resolution on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by Denmark."