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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, along with a number of CSOs, is also involved in the training of judges and prosecutors, as well as police officers and gendarmes. 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 responsible for leading and coordinating the fight against crimes against humanity and hate crimes, assisting and supporting local units in this area, acting as the national contact point for both units and external entities, investigating, providing expertise and preparing threat assessments in its area of responsibility. 

Hate crime data are regularly published by the Ministry of Interior. France conducts regular surveys on hate crime victimization to measure unreported hate crimes.

Hate crime data collection in France
Support for hate crime victims in France
Hate crime capacity building in France
France's hate crime legislation
TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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Download the 2017 hate crime report for France

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2023 6,211 1,557 1,736
2022 3,807 469 355
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 2017 Data

    The police figure reported to ODIHR included a further 4,470 cases of incitement of hatred or violence, defamation or public insult, which for the most part fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime and are therefore not listed here.
    The records on convicted cases were reported to ODIHR after the publication of the data for 2017. Of the 255 convictions, 80 may include instances of hate speech and, therefore, also fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime.

Hate crime recorded by police

The police provide data broken down by racism and xenophobia (which also includes anti-religious hate crime) and bias against sexual orientation and gender identity (also including sex-based hate crimes). The anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate crimes presented below have been disaggregated separately by the Ministry of the Interior and are included in the above mentioned two categories.

 

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National developments

France amended the Criminal Code to simplify its hate crime provisions. Most specific penalty enhancements were removed and the general penalty enhancing provisions strengthened.

The Ministry of Justice participated in the development of the new National Plan to Combat Racism and Anti-Semitism for 2018-2020, which defines four priorities: 1. Fight against hatred on the internet, 2. Educate against prejudices, 3. Protect citizens and support victims, and 4. Invest in new mobilisation fields.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that France has not reported to ODIHR the numbers of prosecuted hate crime cases.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY

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  • Targeted properties
  • Type of property attacks

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-08 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
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2017 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-09 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-04 Attacks against property
CCIF
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2017-07 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-07 Threats/Harassment
CCIF
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2017-04 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-09 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
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2017-02 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
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2017-02 Violent attacks against people
ORIW
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-09 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
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2017-04 Threats/Harassment
Observatory of Christianophobia
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-02 Violent attacks against people
ORIW
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-01 Threats/Harassment
CCIF
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2017-04 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-04 Threats/Harassment
CCIF
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2017-04 Threats/Harassment
CCIF
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2017-05 Threats/Harassment
CCIF
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2017 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-02 Attacks against property
CCIF
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2017-04 Attacks against property
CCIF
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2017-10 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-10 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-09 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-07 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-07 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-07 Violent attacks against people
CCIF
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2017-10 Attacks against property
CCIF
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2017-10 Threats/Harassment
CCIF
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2017-07 Threats/Harassment
CCIF
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2017-07 Attacks against property
CCIF
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2017-08 Attacks against property
CCIF
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2017-07 Attacks against property
CCIF
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2017-01 Attacks against property
ORIW
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-08 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-12 Threats/Harassment
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-12 Threats/Harassment
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-06 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Violent attacks against people
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-03 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Threats/Harassment
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-06 Threats/Harassment
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-08 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-08 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Threats/Harassment
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-08 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-08 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-08 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-09 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-08 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-08 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-09 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-09 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-09 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-09 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-09 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-10 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Violent attacks against people
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-10 Threats/Harassment
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-09 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-10 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-10 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Show info
2017-10 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-10 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-12 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Threats/Harassment
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-10 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Threats/Harassment
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-09 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-10 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-12 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-12 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-12 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Threats/Harassment
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-10 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-05 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-08 Threats/Harassment
OIDAC
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-08 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-06 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-08 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Threats/Harassment
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
OIDAC
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
Observatory of Christianophobia
Show info

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