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Georgia
Georgia regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Georgia's Criminal Code includes general and specific penalty enhancement provisions for hate crimes, as well as substantive offences. The Information-Analytical Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Central Administration of Prosecutors of the Ministry of Justice, the Statistical Office and the Supreme Court all collect hate crime statistics. Based on the Memorandum of Cooperation on Collection of Data on Crimes Committed on Grounds of Intolerance with Discrimination Basis and Publishing a Joint Report, signed in 2020 by the Supreme Court of Georgia, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the MIA, and the National Statistics Office of Georgia, a pilot report on hate crime data was published for the period of 1 October – 31 December 2020.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2016 Data
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The police figure has been drawn from the statistics of prosecuted hate crimes, kept by the Prosecutor's Office. It does therefore not reflect the number of hate crimes recorded by the police.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-08 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-02 | Attacks against property | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-03 | Threats | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-05 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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| 2016-01 | Attacks against property | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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| 2016-12 | Attacks against property | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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| 2016-12 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-11 | Attacks against property | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-11 | Threats | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-11 | Threats | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2016-05 | Threats | ILGA-Europe
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | ILGA-Europe
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
ILGA-Europe
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
ILGA-Europe
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2016-07 | Threats | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
ILGA-Europe
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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Show info |
| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
ILGA-Europe
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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Show info |
| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
ILGA-Europe
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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Show info |
| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
ILGA-Europe
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
|
Show info |
| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
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Show info |
| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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Show info |
| 2016-01 | Threats | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
In observations published following a visit to Georgia, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe recommended that bias motive be consistently taken into account as an aggravating circumstance and that hate crimes receive punishment commensurate with the gravity of the offence.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Georgia has not made public reliable data and statistics on hate crimes.