Georgia
Georgia regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Since 2020, Georgia has published an annual report on hate crime data following an inter-agency memorandum on co-operation. Georgia implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme in 2019 and the Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training Programme (PAHCT) in 2017.
In 2023, Georgia introduced the National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights, 2022-2030, which covers fundamental rights and freedoms with a particular focus on protecting vulnerable groups. In October 2023, a new memorandum was signed by state institutions representing the police, prosecution and judiciary to reflect additional responsibilities on collecting and publishing statistical data on hate crime.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2023 | 1,824 | 1,218 | 756 |
2022 | 1,802 | 1,172 | 585 |
2021 | 1,703 | 834 | 321 |
2020 | 989 | 253 | 109 |
2019 | 775 | 183 | 32 |
2018 | 344 | 151 | 58 |
2017 | 86 | 44 | 11 |
2016 | 42 | 42 | 15 |
2015 | 22 | 5 | 5 |
2014 | 19 | 7 | 8 |
2013 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2012 | 13 | 5 | Not available |
2011 | 19 | 1 | Not available |
2010 | 41 | 11 | Not available |
2009 | 41 | 11 | Not available |
About 2011 Data
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Figures include crimes of discrimination and persecution.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) recommended that Georgia amend legislation to ensure racist motivation is considered an aggravating circumstance for all crimes; conduct awareness-raising campaigns on criminal laws on hate crime; deliver training for the criminal justice system (police, prosecutors and judges); and collect disaggregated hate crime data.