Image
Austria
Austria regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Austria's hate crime laws are a combination of a general penalty-enhancement provision and a substantive offence. The data reported to ODIHR do not present cases of hate crime and hate speech separately. Hate crime data are collected by the Provincial Agencies for State Protection and Counter Terrorism and the Federal Agency for State Protection and Counter Terrorism (BVT) of the Interior Ministry, as well as by the Ministry of Justice. Hate crime data are regularly published.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 156 | 436 | 169 |
| 2019 | 125 | 421 | 191 |
| 2018 | 307 | 407 | 208 |
| 2017 | 302 | Not available | Not available |
| 2016 | 425 | Not available | Not available |
| 2015 | 395 | Not available | Not available |
| 2014 | 186 | Not available | Not available |
| 2013 | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| 2012 | 91 | Not available | Not available |
| 2011 | 59 | 38 | 1 |
| 2010 | 101 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 62 | Not available | Not available |
About 2018 Data
-
Police-recorded hate crime is registered as "right-wing extremism". As such, police figures include the crime of incitement to hatred, which largely falls outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime. Prosecution and sentencing figures consist of incitement to hatred and "Neo-Nazi crimes".
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018 | Attacks against property | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018 | Attacks against property | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
|
Show info |
| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
|
Show info |
| 2018 | Attacks against property | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Threats | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Threats | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-09 | Threats | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-10 | Threats | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-11 | Threats | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Attacks against property | ZARA
|
Show info |
Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
|
Show info |
Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Attacks against property | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018 | Attacks against property | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-07 | Threats | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-09 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-11 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-11 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-11 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Threats | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-09 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
SETA
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Dokustelle
|
Show info |
| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | SETA
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | SETA
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | SETA
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | SETA
|
Show info |
| 2018 | Attacks against property | SETA
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | SETA
|
Show info |
| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | SETA
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | SETA
|
Show info |
Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-09 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-12 | Threats | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Threats | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-06 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
|
Show info |
Disability hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
Gender-based hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01 | Threats | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-05 | Threats | ZARA
|
Show info |
Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | Anti-Discrimination Office Styria
|
Show info |
| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-07 | Threats | ZARA
|
Show info |
| 2018-08 | Threats | ZARA
|
Show info |
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Gender-based hate crime
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) published relevant recommendations in its "Concluding observations on the ninth periodic report of Austria."
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Austria has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.