Hungary

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 2015 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

Hate crime recorded by police

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that the law enforcement agencies of Hungary have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.

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

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Reports

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The Mahatma Gandhi Human Rights Organization, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported a physical assault carried out by a group against a student of Cuban origin and his girlfriend, who suffered serious injuries. The UNHCR and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee reported an additional physical assault targeting Nigerians, and three threats targeting Nigerians and refugees. The UNHCR reported an additional physical assault. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee reported an additional incident of threats targeting refugees. The European Centre for Democracy Development reported three incidents of vandalism involving graffiti.

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The European Centre for Democracy Development, the Kantor Center, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Action and Protection Foundation reported one incident of the desecration of graves. The European Centre for Democracy Development, the Action and Protection Foundation and MAZSIHISZ reported two incidents of vandalism involving graffiti targeting a synagogue and a cemetery.

The European Centre for Democracy Development and MAZSIHISZ reported an additional anti-Semitic graffiti in a subway station. The European Centre for Democracy Development reported another incident involving anti-Semitic graffiti.