France

France regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Since 2012, DILCRAH has served as an inter-ministerial body and platform for co-operation to address hate crime, including through research and financial support to civil society organizations (CSOs). DILCRAH has worked with CSOs to train police and create a network of specialized investigators on hate crime. The Central Office for Combating Crimes against Humanity and Hate Crimes (OCLCH) is an inter-agency body composed of police officers and gendarmes that is mandated to expedite hate crime investigations and monitor and analyse relevant developments. Hate crime data are regularly published by the National Institution for Human Rights. France conducts regular surveys on hate crime victimization to measure unreported hate crimes.

SELECT YEAR

OFFICIAL DATA

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2021	3,443	486	425
2020	2672	-	-
2019	2640	-	-
2018	1838	-	252
2017	1505	Not available	255
2016	1835	Not available	583
2015	1790	Not available	Not available
2014	1662	Not available	554
2013	1765	579	Not available
2012	2357	604	550
2011	Not available	Not available	431
2010	2	Not available	562
2009	Not available	Not available	579

About 2011 Data

Figures include discrimination and defamation crimes.

Hate crime recorded by police

KEY OBSERVATION

No information is available.

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

Reports

Hate crime against Christians and members of other religions

The Holy See reported six cases of cemetery desecration, 13 cases of damage to churches, three cases of arson to churches, and five incidents in which Christian icons in public places were vandalized.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians reported five cases of cemetery desecration, seven cases of damage to church, three cases of arson to churches, and five incidents in which Christian icons in public places were vandalized. These were also reported by the Holy See. The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians reported a further cemetery desertion and three additional cases of damage to churches, including vandalism and damage to church statues.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA) reported 22 physical assaults.

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Protection Service of the Jewish Community (SPCJ) reported 57 violent acts, seven cases of arson or attempted arson, 65 cases of vandalism, 114 cases of threats of violence, and 100 cases involving graffiti.

Anti-Muslim hate crime

Conseil de la Jeunesse Pluriculturelle (COJEP) reported five cases of graffiti on a mosque, two cases of a pig’s head and internal organs being left outside a mosque, one case of an arson attack against a mosque, and one case of a bomb and fire accelerator placed inside a mosque.

LICRA reported 14 cases of damage to property, including ten against private property and four against mosques or cemeteries.