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Greece regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR.
In 2017, Greece implemented ODIHR’s Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training (PAHCT). 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) as part of ODIHR's project on "Building a Comprehensive Criminal Justice Response to Hate Crimes". Consequently, the agreement has led to improved hate crime recording and data collection. On February 2022, ODIHR held an online diagnostic workshop with government representatives, criminal justice actors and CSOs to assess structures and services for hate crime victim support in Greece.
In 2022, an office within the Ministry of Justice was tasked with overseeing the systematic collection of statistical data on hate crimes.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2023 | 97 | 115 | 22 |
| 2022 | 99 | 32 | 20 |
| 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 |
About 2017 Data
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The police number includes an unspecified number of hate speech incidents, falling outside the OSCE definition of hate crimes, which are not presented in the breakdown below.
Hate crime recorded by police
Police numbers presented here refer to incidents, which may include more than one crime.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Greece has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-11 | Threats/Harassment | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-08 | Threats/Harassment | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-11 | Threats/Harassment | SETA
Western Thrace Minority Graduates Association (WTMUGA)
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Western Thrace Minority Graduates Association (WTMUGA)
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
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| 2017 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
SETA
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-12 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-12 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-10 | Threats/Harassment | Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-05 | Threats/Harassment | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-05 | Threats/Harassment | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
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| 2017-12 | Threats/Harassment | Western Thrace Minority Graduates Association (WTMUGA)
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
Kantor Center
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-12 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
Kantor Center
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
Kantor Center
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| 2017-12 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
Kantor Center
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Western Thrace Minority Graduates Association (WTMUGA)
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
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| 2017-12 | Threats/Harassment | Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
SETA
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-03 | Threats/Harassment | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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Disability hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017 | 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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| 2017-06 | Threats/Harassment | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-06 | Threats/Harassment | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017-01 | Threats/Harassment | Greek Helsinki Monitor
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-02 | Threats/Harassment | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-03 | Threats/Harassment | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
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| 2017-02 | Threats/Harassment | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-03 | Threats/Harassment | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
In her "Report on the visit to Greece", the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe reiterated previous recommendations for the authorities to enhance implementation of existing anti-hate crime law, to collect and analyse hate crime data in a more systematic manner and to raise public awareness of hate crime.