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 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 |
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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 2021 Data
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The police records and the number of prosecuted hate crimes may include offences that fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR notes particular improvements in Hungary's hate crime recording at the police level. However, based on the available information, it observes that Hungary's hate crime recording and statistics do not sufficiently distinguish hate crimes from other crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that Hungary would benefit from reviewing the existing legal framework in order to ensure that bias motivations can be effectively acknowledged and that appropriate penalties can be imposed on the perpetrators.
ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, OSCE participating States agreed to a common definition of hate crime and committed to collecting reliable data and statistics on such crimes. To that end, hate crimes need to be distinguished from hate speech and so-called extremist crimes throughout the recording and data collection processes. Participating States also committed to enacting specific, tailored legislation to combat hate crimes, providing for effective penalties that take into account the gravity of such crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Hungary in meeting the relevant commitments through its comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime recording an data collection, as well as by providing further resources and tailored legislative advice.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-07 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-04 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-08 | Threats | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-07 | Threats | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-04 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-09 | Violent attacks against people | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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Anti-Roma hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-09 | Threats | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-06 | Threats | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-04 | Threats | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-02 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021 | Threats | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-10 | Attacks against property | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-06 | Threats | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-08 | Violent attacks against people | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-08 | Threats | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-07 | Threats | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-01 | Threats | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-05 | Violent attacks against people | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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Anti-Christian hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2021-06 | Threats | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-05 | Threats | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-08 | Threats | Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-09 | Threats | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-10 | Violent attacks against people | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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