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.
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 2017 Data
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The number presented here as recorded by the police represents aggregate number of hate crimes recorded by both police and Prosecutor's Office. The reported statistics were only broken down by type of crime and, in some cases, by target. The breakdown by bias motivation presented below is based on this information and does not amount to the authorities' monitoring of individual bias motivations in each registered hate offence.
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
The Action and Protection Foundation (TEV) reported descriptive incidents as well as statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.
The Action and Protection Foundation (TEV) reported descriptive incidents as well as statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.
The Action and Protection Foundation (TEV) reported descriptive incidents as well as statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-09 | Threats/Harassment | UNHCR
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Hungarian Helsinki Committee
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Hungarian Helsinki Committee
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Hungarian Helsinki Committee
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-03 | Threats/Harassment | Hungarian Helsinki Committee
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Hungarian Helsinki Committee
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Hungarian Helsinki Committee
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-06 | Threats/Harassment | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
UNHCR
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
UNHCR
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-09 | Threats/Harassment | UNHCR
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Transvanilla Transgender Association
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| 2017-09 | Threats/Harassment | Hungarian Civil Liberties Union - HCLU
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Transvanilla Transgender Association
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