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Iceland
Iceland regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Iceland's Criminal Code contains a substantive offence provision. Iceland's data, collected by the National Police Commissioner, include cases of discrimination and defamation.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
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."
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Iceland has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech or discrimination.