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. 

Hate crime data collection in Georgia
Support for hate crime victims in Georgia
Hate crime capacity building in Georgia
Georgia's hate crime legislation
 
Download the 2016 hate crime report for Georgia

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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 2016 Data

    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.

Hate crime recorded by police

National developments

Forty-four detectives from police departments across Georgia participated in a three-day training on hate crime investigation. This training was held in co-operation with the Office of the Public Defender. The training focused on increasing understanding of hate crime, definitions of bias indicators, victim issues, hate crime legislation, and case studies.

ODIHR and the Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia signed an agreement to implement the Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training (PAHCT) programme. The Chief Prosecutor's Office, the Office of the Public Defender, the non-governmental Women's Initiatives Supportive Group (WISG) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were involved in the design of the training materials. In addition, 50 prosecutors participated in a hate crime training organized by ODIHR and the Office of the Public Defender.

The Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia prepared a development strategy for 2017 - 2021. This strategy contains a section on countering discrimination and hate crimes. The strategy envisions the elaboration of recommendations on crimes committed with religious biases, the introduction of specialized hate crime prosecutors within the Prosecutor's Office, and increasing public awareness of hate crimes, including through the publication of notable cases on the official webpage of Prosecutor's Office.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Georgia has not made public reliable data and statistics on hate crimes.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY

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
 Show info
2016-02 Attacks against property
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-03 Threats
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-05 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-03 Violent attacks against people
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
 Show info
2016-01 Attacks against property
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-03 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-04 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-05 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-04 Violent attacks against people
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-07 Violent attacks against people
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
 Show info
2016-12 Attacks against property
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-02 Violent attacks against people
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-10 Violent attacks against people
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
 Show info
2016-12 Violent attacks against people
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-11 Attacks against property
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-11 Violent attacks against people
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-11 Threats
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info
2016-11 Threats
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Jehovah's Witnesses
 Show info

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
 Show info
2016-05 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 Show info
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)
 Show info
2016-06 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
 Show info
2016-04 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
 Show info
2016-04 Violent attacks against people
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
 Show info
2016-06 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 Show info
2016-10 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
ILGA-Europe
 Show info
2016-11 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 Show info
2016-07 Threats
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
 Show info
2016-11 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 Show info
2016-06 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 Show info
2016-01 Violent attacks against people
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
 Show info
2016-05 Violent attacks against people
Education and Monitoring Center (EMC)
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
 Show info
2016-06 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
ILGA-Europe
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 Show info
2016-07 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
ILGA-Europe
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 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)
 Show info
2016-10 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 Show info
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)
 Show info
2016-06 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 Show info
2016-01 Threats
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 Show info
2016-03 Violent attacks against people
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
 Show info

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.