Slovakia
Slovakia regularly reports police data and data on sentencing to ODIHR. Slovakia's criminal code includes substantive offences and a specific penalty enhancement clause affixed to a large number of base offences. While sentencing data only comprise hate crimes, police data also include hate speech offences. The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecutor's Office collect hate crime data. The data on hate crime are not made public.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| 2019 | 50 | 38 | 8 |
| 2018 | 41 | 20 | 15 |
| 2017 | 34 | 16 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 30 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | Not available | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | Not available | 7 |
| 2012 | 102 | Not available | 16 |
| 2011 | 242 | Not available | 16 |
| 2010 | Not available | Not available | 10 |
| 2009 | 132 | Not available | 18 |
About 2019 Data
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These figures refer to crimes recorded as having a "special motivation", i.e. hate crimes. The data is provided by the police and Prosecutor General’s Office. The prosecution and sentencing figures refer to proceedings for "specially motivated" crimes recorded by the courts and the General Prosecutor’s Office in 2019. The numbers here may include offences that fall outside of the OSCE's hate crime definition.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Kantor Center reported only statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2019-12 | Threats | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Sixth report on Slovakia."
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Slovakia has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.