Iceland

Iceland regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. In 2017, Iceland implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) and Prosecutors and Hate Crimes Training (PAHCT) programmes. Refresher TAHCLE and PAHCT train the trainer workshops were delivered by ODIHR in 2024.

Hate crime data collection in Iceland
Support for hate crime victims in Iceland
Hate crime capacity building in Iceland
Iceland's hate crime legislation
 
Download the 2011 hate crime report for Iceland

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2023 15 Not available Not available
2022 8 Not available Not available
2021 15 Not available Not available
2020 4 0 0
2019 11 0 0
2018 7 1 2
2017 14 1 3
2016 6 0 0
2015 10 Not available Not available
2014 8 Not available Not available
2013 Not available Not available Not available
2012 6 Not available Not available
2011 1 Not available Not available
2010 2 Not available Not available
2009 Not available 0 0

About 2011 Data

    The reported figure consists of threats and an unspecified number of defamation and other hate speech cases.

Hate crime recorded by police

KEY OBSERVATION

No information is available.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) recommended that Iceland introduce provisions in criminal law that expressly consider racist motivation as an aggravating circumstance of an offence, and strengthen in-service and initial training for police, prosecutors and judges on recognizing racist motivation.