North Macedonia

North Macedonia has regularly reported hate crime data to ODIHR. The country's Criminal Code contains a substantive offence provision and general penalty enhancements for hate crime. The data reported to ODIHR also include cases of incitement to hatred.

Hate crime data collection in North Macedonia
Support for hate crime victims in North Macedonia

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2020 29 Not available Not available
2019 23 - -
2018 33 - -
2017 Not available Not available Not available
2016 2 - -
2015 5 3 2
2014 Not available Not available Not available
2013 Not available Not available Not available
2012 Not available Not available Not available
2011 Not available Not available Not available
2010 Not available Not available Not available
2009 Not available Not available Not available

About 2018 Data

    Figures include cases of incitement to hatred, threats and attacks due to political affiliation, which may fall outside of the OSCE's hate crime definition.

National developments

Amendments to the Criminal Code have been adopted, including a hate crime definition, the introduction of specific penalty enhancing provisions for a number of offences and updates to the aggravating circumstance provision applicable to all offences in the Code.

The Ministry of Interior's Unit for Criminal Intelligence and Analysis has begun keeping monthly records of hate crimes.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2018-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-12 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-12 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-12 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-12 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-03 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-09 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-03 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-03 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-03 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-05 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-11 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-09 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-09 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-12 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-12 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-01 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-01 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
SETA
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2018-09 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-09 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-01 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
 Show info
2018-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
 Show info
2018-03 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-03 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2018-10 Attacks against property
SETA
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-03 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers published relevant recommendations in its "Resolution on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by the Republic of North Macedonia."

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that the law enforcement agencies of North Macedonia have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.