Greece
Greece regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. In June 2018, an "Agreement on inter-agency co-operation on addressing racist crimes" was concluded by relevant state authorities and a network of civil society organizations (CSOs), and implemented as part of ODIHR's project "Building a Comprehensive Criminal Justice Response to Hate Crimes". By strengthening co-ordination among relevant state agencies and CSOs, the agreement has led to improved hate crime recording and data collection.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2021 | 110 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 171 | 34 | 0 |
| 2019 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2018 | 164 | 17 | 4 |
| 2017 | 128 | 46 | 6 |
| 2016 | 40 | 6 | 2 |
| 2015 | 60 | 27 | 4 |
| 2014 | 71 | 29 | 5 |
| 2013 | 109 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | Not available |
| 2011 | Not available | Not available | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | Not available | Not available |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | Not available |
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Greece has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
The Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) reported descriptions of 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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| 2016 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-02 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2016-03 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2016-03 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2016-08 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016 | Threats | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-02 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-10 | Threats | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-03 | Threats | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-02 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | ABTTF
Western Thrace Minority Association
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece - KIS
Kantor Center
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-11 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-06 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-05 | Attacks against property | Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece - KIS
Kantor Center
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece - KIS
Kantor Center
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-03 | Threats | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-08 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2016-12 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2016-12 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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Disability hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016-07 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | ILGA-Europe
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-05 | Threats | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
In a letter to the Ministries of Interior and Justice following his visit to Greece, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe stressed the need to enhance the implementation of hate crime laws and to collect and analyze hate crime data more systematically.
The meeting of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers – Ministers' Deputies at its 1302nd session welcomed the adoption of new Greek hate crime legislation and encouraged the examination of racist motivation in the early stages of criminal proceedings, and invited the authorities to provide comparison between the numbers of reported, prosecuted and adjudicated hate crimes.