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 2019 Data
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The police number indicates investigations into incidents where an alleged bias motivation was detected. The prosecution figure indicates the number of prosecuted individuals.
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
Tolerance Diversity Institute (TDI) reported descriptive incidents as well as statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2019-10 | Violent attacks against people | Center for Participation and Development (CPD)
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2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | Center for Participation and Development (CPD)
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2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-02 | Violent attacks against people | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-01 | Violent attacks against people | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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Anti-Christian hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2019-04 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-05 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-10 | Threats | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-08 | Violent attacks against people | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-10 | Violent attacks against people | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-04 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-03 | Threats | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-06 | Violent attacks against people | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-05 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-06 | Threats | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-07 | Violent attacks against people | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-02 | Violent attacks against people | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-11 | Threats | Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
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2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-05 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-02 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-05 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-05 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-06 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-06 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-12 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-07 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-10 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-07 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-08 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-10 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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Other hate crime based on religion or belief
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | Center for Participation and Development (CPD)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2019-05 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
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2019-05 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
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2019-09 | Threats | Equality Movement
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2019-01 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
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2019-02 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
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2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
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2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
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2019-06 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
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2019-08 | Threats | Equality Movement
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2019-08 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
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2019-11 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
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2019-02 | Violent attacks against people | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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2019-03 | Threats | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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2019-06 | Threats | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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2019-05 | Violent attacks against people | Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
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2019 | Violent attacks against people | Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
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2019-06 | Attacks against property | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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2019-07 | Violent attacks against people | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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2019-09 | Violent attacks against people | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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2019-02 | Violent attacks against people | Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
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2019-02 | Threats | Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG)
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2019-11 | Violent attacks against people | Center for Participation and Development (CPD)
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2019-05 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
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2019-06 | Violent attacks against people | Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
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2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
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2019-08 | Threats | Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
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2019-05 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
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2019-06 | Threats | Equality Movement
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2019-02 | Violent attacks against people | Equality Movement
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers published relevant recommendations in its "Resolution on the Implementation of the Framework Convention for the protection of National Minorities by Georgia."
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Gender-based hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime, Disability hate crime
The United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) published relevant recommendations in its "Report from the Thirty-seventh session: Compilation on Georgia."