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Italy regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Italy's Criminal Code contains general penalty enhancement and substantive offence provisions. Hate crime data are collected by law enforcement authorities and the Ministry of Interior. Data are not made publicly available.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2020 | 1111 | Not available | Not available |
| 2019 | 1119 | - | - |
| 2018 | 1111 | 613 | 46 |
| 2017 | 1048 | 613 | 40 |
| 2016 | 736 | 424 | 31 |
| 2015 | 555 | Not available | Not available |
| 2014 | 596 | Not available | Not available |
| 2013 | 472 | Not available | Not available |
| 2012 | 71 | Not available | 10 |
| 2011 | 68 | 31 | 19 |
| 2010 | 56 | Not available | 60 |
| 2009 | 134 | Not available | Not available |
About 2017 Data
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The data refers to the number of criminal offences, with one incident potentially including several offences. The reported numbers include some cases of hate speech and discrimination.
Hate crime recorded by police
The data presented here includes information from the police database (SDI) and information gathered by the Observatory for Security against Acts of Discrimination (OSCAD). The breakdown below consists of: (i) SDI data with motivations "race/colour"; ethnicity; nationality; language; anti-Semitism; Roma and Sinti; Muslims; members of other religions; (ii) OSCAD data with motivations "sexual orientation; transgender identity"; (iii) SDI and OSCAD data with motivation "disability".
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | SETA
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-05 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-08 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-01 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-01 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-01 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-07 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-08 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-12 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-01 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-12 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-08 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-10 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-07 | Threats | Association 21 July
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Association 21 July
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Association 21 July
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| 2017-08 | Threats | Association 21 July
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017 | Threats | Association 21 July
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-07 | Threats | Association 21 July
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Association 21 July
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Association 21 July
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| 2017-08 | Threats | Association 21 July
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association 21 July
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-12 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-12 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-12 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-11 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-07 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-07 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-07 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-06 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-02 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-02 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-01 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-01 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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| 2017-01 | Threats | Observatory on anti-Semitism
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Lunaria
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-12 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-11 | Threats | OIDAC
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | OIDAC
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017-04 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017-08 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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Disability hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-01 | Threats | Lunaria
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Gender-based hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Lunaria
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Lunaria
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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| 2017-03 | Threats | Gay Center/Gay Helpline
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
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KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Italy has not reported the numbers of prosecuted and information on sentenced hate crime cases to ODIHR.