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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.  

Hate crime data collection in Greece
Support for hate crime victims in Greece
Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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

    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.

  • By bias motivation
  • By type of crime
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National developments

The Hellenic Police with the co-operation of Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights and the Prosecutor's Office of the Court of First Instance of Athens developed a new template to ease tracking of hate crime cases progressing through the criminal justice system.

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

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-11 Threats
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)
Show info
2017-04 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-08 Threats
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-11 Threats
SETA
Western Thrace Minority Association
Show info
2017-11 Violent attacks against people
Western Thrace Minority Association
Show info
2017-01 Attacks against property
ABTTF
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
ABTTF
Show info
2017-09 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
Show info
2017 Attacks against property
Greek Helsinki Monitor
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2017-06 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
ABTTF
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
ABTTF
Show info
2017 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
Show info
2017-11 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
SETA
Show info
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
ABTTF
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2017-05 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017-09 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017-05 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-04 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017-05 Threats
Greek Helsinki Monitor
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2017-05 Threats
Greek Helsinki Monitor
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2017-03 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017-07 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017-06 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
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2017-02 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
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2017-08 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)
Show info
2017-10 Violent attacks against people
ABTTF
Show info
2017-11 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
Show info
2017 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
Show info
2017-12 Threats
Western Thrace Minority Association
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2017-10 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info

Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
Show info
2017-06 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
Show info

Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Kantor Center
Show info
2017-12 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Kantor Center
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Kantor Center
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-09 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
Show info
2017-02 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-03 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Kantor Center
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-07 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-12 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info

Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017 Attacks against property
SETA
Show info
2017-04 Attacks against property
Western Thrace Minority Association
Show info
2017-11 Attacks against property
ABTTF
Show info
2017-12 Threats
ABTTF
Show info
2017-10 Attacks against property
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017-11 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
SETA
Show info
2017-08 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-09 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info

Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2017 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
Show info
2017-12 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-04 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-03 Threats
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info

Disability hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-08 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
Show info
2017-03 Threats
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
Show info
2017 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
Show info
2017 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
UNHCR
Show info
2017-10 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017-07 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017-05 Violent attacks against people
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017-01 Threats
Greek Helsinki Monitor
Show info
2017-02 Threats
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-03 Threats
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-03 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-10 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-06 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-06 Threats
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-07 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-06 Threats
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-05 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-05 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-09 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-08 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-03 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info
2017-02 Threats
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
Show info

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.

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