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Poland regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Poland's Criminal Code contains several substantive offences. Data reported to ODIHR include cases of incitement to hatred. Hate crime data are collected by the Department of Control, Complaints and Petitions of the Ministry of the Interior, the General Police Headquarters, the Internal Security Agency, the Preparatory Proceedings Office of the General Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Institute of National Remembrance – General Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation, and the Ombudsman's Office. Hate crime data are regularly published.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2020 | 826 | 374 | 266 |
| 2019 | 972 | 432 | 597 |
| 2018 | 1117 | 397 | 315 |
| 2017 | 886 | 320 | 260 |
| 2016 | 874 | 281 | 236 |
| 2015 | 263 | 229 | 195 |
| 2014 | 778 | 179 | 127 |
| 2013 | 757 | 116 | 53 |
| 2012 | 266 | 76 | 39 |
| 2011 | 222 | 43 | 24 |
| 2010 | 251 | 30 | 28 |
| 2009 | 194 | 29 | 27 |
About 2018 Data
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Police, prosecution and sentencing figures include cases of hate speech.
Hate crime recorded by police
The numbers presented here refer to police investigations initiated as hate crimes. The numbers also include incidents of hate speech, which are considered crimes under Polish penal law.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2018-02 | Threats | "Never Again" Association
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| 2018-03 | Threats | "Never Again" Association
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| 2018-03 | Threats | "Never Again" Association
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
Open Dialog Foundation
SETA
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
SETA
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
SETA
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-03 | Threats | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-01 | Threats | UNHCR
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| 2018-02 | Threats | UNHCR
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-02 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-11 | Attacks against property | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-09 | Attacks against property | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-09 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-02 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-02 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-02 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-03 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-05 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-05 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-06 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-09 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-09 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-09 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-10 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-11 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2018-02 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | OIDAC
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| 2018-08 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2018-11 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2018-09 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-11 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2018-01 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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| 2018-12 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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| 2018-05 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2018-07 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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Gender-based hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-09 | Threats | Open Dialog Foundation
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018 | Threats | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018-06 | Threats | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018-03 | Threats | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2018-01 | Threats | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
Open Dialog Foundation
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
The United Nations Committee against Torture published relevant recommendations in its "Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Poland."
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) published relevant recommendations in its "Concluding observations on the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth periodic reports of Poland."
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Poland has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.