Hungary | HCRW

Hungary regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. In 2012, the National Police Headquarters established a special hate crime network, which is responsible for supervising hate crime investigations. In the same year, a civil society working group against hate crimes (GYEM) was established with the aim of strengthening co-ordination with police and developing a list of bias indicators, which were adopted by the network and uploaded onto the police intranet. In 2018, the Ministry of Interior hosted a workshop on hate crime recording and data collection. The workshop was co-facilitated by ODIHR and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights and resulted in a set of recommendations for relevant state authorities.

SELECT YEAR

Download the 2009 hate crime report for Hungary

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2023	65	50	8,928
2022	58	58	8,980
2021	38	40	8,979
2020	100	12	Not available
2019	132	39	-
2018	194	52	-
2017	233	Not available	Not available
2016	33	33	39
2015	Not available	Not available	Not available
2014	79	23	Not available
2013	43	30	14
2012	38	16	Not available
2011	37	28	Not available
2010	19	12	Not available
2009	15	18	Not available

About 2009 Data

Prosecution figures include crimes of incitement to hatred and discrimination.

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KEY OBSERVATION

No information is available.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

Reports

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union reported an anti-Semitic assault. The Stephen Roth Institute reported nine violent incidents.

Anti-Muslim hate crime

The Islamic Community reported verbal threats against women wearing the hijab, without specifying the number of incidents.

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union reported an assault on a person following a gay-pride parade, which was investigated as a bias-motivated attack.

Anti-Roma hate crime

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union also provided information on the six alleged racially-motivated murders and five violent attacks reported by Hungary. Several arson attacks were also reported. The European Roma Rights Centre reported three murders, three violent assaults and six arson attacks.

Developments

Anti-Roma hate crime

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union launched a programme in 2009 to protect the rights of Roma.

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

ODIHR organized a workshop for government officials, aimed at increasing awareness of hate crimes and developing effective responses.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Semitic hate crime

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) recommended that the Hungarian authorities introduce systematic and comprehensive monitoring of racist incidents. It also expressed concern about anti-Semitism.

Anti-Roma hate crime

ODIHR conducted a field assessment visit to Hungary in response to a series of violent attacks against Roma. The visiting delegation also included representatives of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, the OSCE’s Strategic Police Matters Unit and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination. The field assessment delegation’s report stressed the importance of hate crime data collection and proper investigation. It highlighted the need to raise awareness among law-enforcement and criminal-justice bodies.