Image
Moldova
Moldova regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Moldova’s hate crime laws consist of a combination of general and specific penalty-enhancement provisions. Hate crime data are collected by the Information Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police, the General Prosecutor’s Office and the National Bureau of Statistics.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 | 41 |
| 2017 | 17 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | Not available |
| 2013 | 4 | Not available | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | Not available | Not available |
| 2011 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2010 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11 | Threats | UNHCR
|
Show info |
| 2019-11 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
|
Show info |
Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
|
Show info |
Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | Jewish Community of Moldova
|
Show info |
| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Moldova
|
Show info |
Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
|
Show info |
| 2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
|
Show info |
| 2019-06 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
|
Show info |
| 2019-11 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
|
Show info |
| 2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
|
Show info |
| 2019-05 | Attacks against property | GenderDoc-M
OSCE Mission to Moldova
|
Show info |
| 2019-01 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
|
Show info |
| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
|
Show info |
| 2019-08 | Attacks against property | GenderDoc-M
|
Show info |
| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
|
Show info |
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
No information is available.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that the law enforcement agencies of Moldova have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.