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Greece

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.   

Hate crime data collection in Greece
Support for hate crime victims in Greece
Hate crime capacity building in Greece
Greece's hate crime legislation
TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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Download the 2021 hate crime report for Greece

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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 2021 Data

    Police figures consist of cases submitted by the police to the public prosecutor in 2021. In some cases, more than one criminal offence was involved. Therefore, there is a difference between these records and the breakdown by bias motivation below. Furthermore, the police records include a number of hate speech incidents, which fall outside of the OSCE's hate crime definition and are not presented in the breakdown below.

Hate crime recorded by police

Incidents represented in this section may include more than one crime.

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National developments

In 2021, the Ministry of Justice and the National Council Against Racism and Intolerance produced a guide for victims of hate crimes. The guide includes information on the existing legal framework, the rights of hate crime victims, instructions on the steps they can take, as well as a list of services available to victims.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR recognizes Greece's efforts to improve hate crime recording and data collection mechanisms. However, based on the available information, it observes that Greece has not made hate crime data public. In addition, ODIHR observes that Greece would benefit from raising awareness among and building the capacity of criminal justice officials to address hate crime. 

ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, OSCE participating States committed to making reliable and detailed data and statistics on hate crimes public. Participating States also committed to introducing or further developing professional training and capacity-building activities for law enforcement, prosecution and judicial officials dealing with hate crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Greece in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance, as well as further resources and capacity-building assistance for police, prosecution, and judiciary.


Our methodology

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY

  • Total Incidents
  • Targeted properties
  • Type of property attacks

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-05 Attacks against property
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
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2021-07 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-03 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-08 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-09 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-11 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-02 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-06 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-12 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-07 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-08 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-03 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-03 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-07 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-09 Threats/Harassment
Roma Women's Association of Drosero "The Hope"
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2021-08 Threats/Harassment
Roma Women's Association of Drosero "The Hope"
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2021-07 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2021-08 Threats/Harassment
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-09 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-08 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-05 Attacks against property
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
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2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-08 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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Disability hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-09 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-05 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-09 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-09 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-11 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-12 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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2021-01 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-01 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-02 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-02 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-02 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-03 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-03 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-03 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-07 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-08 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-01 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-12 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-05 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-05 Threats/Harassment
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-12 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2021-05 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "ECRI Report on Greece (sixth monitoring cycle)".

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