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Iceland
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2018 Data
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Prosecution and sentencing data consists predominantly of hate speech cases.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Iceland has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech or discrimination.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
No information is available.
No information is available.
Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) published relevant recommendations in its "Concluding observations on the combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic reports of Iceland."