Iceland
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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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
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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
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
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.