Denmark | HCRW

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.

SELECT YEAR

Download the 2020 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 2020 Data

The police records included hate speech cases, which fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime. These incidents could be disaggregated and are not reflected in these figures.

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.

By bias motivation
By type of crime

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National developments

In 2020, the Ministry of Justice published a report on the victimisation survey concerning the years 2005-2019; the survey included questions related to hate crimes and showed, among other things, that every year between 4,300 and 5,800 people were exposed to racist violence and between 1,500 and 2,500 people were exposed to violence due to their sexual orientation. Furthermore, almost six percent of victims of violence in 2019 responded that the violence may have been motivated by their gender identity.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR recognizes Denmark's efforts in conducting a victimization survey addressing hate crimes and, in particular, the submitted information regarding police records. However, based on the available information, it observes that Denmark has not reported data on hate crimes recorded by the prosecution and judiciary to ODIHR. In addition, ODIHR observes that Denmark would benefit from ensuring that hate crimes are addressed in a comprehensive manner, including by introducing a coordination mechanism.

ODIHR recalls that in the Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States have committed to collecting reliable data and statistics in sufficient detail on hate crimes and to reporting such crimes periodically to ODIHR. Furthermore, in the Ministerial Council Decisions 9/09 and 13/06, participating States have also committed to ensuring a comprehensive approach to hate crimes. To that end, the authorities and civil society need to collaborate and coordinate. ODIHR stands ready to support Denmark in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and assistance in the area of hate crime recording and data collection, as well as further its comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of developing co-operation mechanisms to address hate crimes.

Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date	Type of incident	Source	Description
2020-06	Attacks against property	Kantor Center	Show info

Anti-Christian hate crime

Date	Type of incident	Source	Description
2020-04	Attacks against property	OIDAC	Show info

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Gender-based hate crime

The United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) published relevant recommendations in its "Report from the thirty-eight session: Compilation on Denmark."

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) published relevant recommendations in its "Concluding observations on the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth reports of Denmark".