Hungary

Hungary regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Hungary's criminal code contains several substantive offences. The Ministry of Interior, the Prosecutor's Office and the Criminal Police Department of the National Police Headquarters collect data on hate crime as part of general crime statistics.

Hate crime data collection in Hungary
Support for hate crime victims in Hungary

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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 2016 Data

    Comprehensive crime statistics were reported to ODIHR. The statistics, however, cannot distinguish hate crimes from other crimes that do not have an underlying bias motivation. The numbers presented refer to the crime of "violence against a member of the community." Disaggregation by bias motivation is not available.

National developments

A list of bias indicators was created by the Hungarian authorities in co-operation civil society groups to help identify potential hate crimes. The list includes: the perception of the victim or witnesses; the perpetrators' remarks or gestures; perceived or actual group differences; the appearance and behaviour of the victim; previous and later actions of the perpetrator; the appearance of organized hate groups; location; date; the degree of violence; level of publicity; lack of other motivation.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2016-08 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2016-04 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2016-02 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2016-04 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2016-09 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2016-09 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2016-04 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2016-09 Attacks against property
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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2016-02 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2016-06 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2016-04 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2016-03 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2016-04 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2016-09 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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2016-12 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.

KEY OBSERVATION

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