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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.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 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 2017 Data
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The police number indicates investigations into incidents where the alleged bias motivation was detected, launched in 2017. The prosecution figure indicates the number of prosecuted individuals. Furthermore, some of the prosecutions included here were initiated before 2017.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Georgia has not made public reliable data and statistics on hate crimes.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
The UNHCR reported descriptive incidents as well as statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.
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Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Center for Participation and Development (CPD)
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | Center for Participation and Development (CPD)
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Center for Participation and Development (CPD)
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-07 | Threats | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017 | Threats | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Center for Participation and Development (CPD)
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
UNHCR
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| 2017-05 | Threats | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
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