Latvia
Latvia last reported hate crime data to ODIHR for the 2016 Hate Crime Report. Latvia implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme in 2015.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2022 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2021 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2020 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2019 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2018 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2017 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2016 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 22 | 0 | Not available |
| 2012 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Latvia has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02 | Threats | UNHCR
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
In its "Concluding observations on the combined sixth to twelfth periodic reports of Latvia", the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) recommended that the Latvian authorities prioritize the collection of reliable and comprehensive statistics disaggregated by the ethnicity of the victims, reports, investigations, prosecutions, convictions and sanctions for racist hate crimes. CERD also recommended that the authorities develop training programmes on suitable methods for identifying, registering, investigating and prosecuting racist incidents and hate crimes.