Lithuania
Lithuania regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Lithuania's Criminal Code contains a combination of general and specific penalty enhancement provisions and a substantive offence. Data are collected by the Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior and the Prosecutor General's Office. Data are not made publicly available.
OFFICIAL DATA
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2020 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
2019 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
2017 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
2016 | 20 | 6 | 7 |
2015 | 24 | 5 | 4 |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
2012 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
2011 | 5 | 2 | Not available |
2010 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2009 | 3 | Not available | Not available |
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
In addition to incidents summarized below, this graph includes 1 hate incident reported by Kantor Center as statistics.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2020-03 | Violent attacks against people | European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR)
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2020-09 | 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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2020-06 | Attacks against property | European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR)
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2020-06 | Attacks against property | European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR)
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2020-05 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
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2020-07 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2020-09 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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Gender-based hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2020-02 | Violent attacks against people | European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR)
Lithuanian Gay League (LGL)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2020-09 | Violent attacks against people | European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR)
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2020-12 | Attacks against property | European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR)
Lithuanian Gay League (LGL)
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2020-02 | Violent attacks against people | European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR)
Lithuanian Gay League (LGL)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR recognizes Lithuania's efforts to address hate crimes in a comprehensive manner, namely through establishing a relevant working group under the Ministry of Interior. However, based on the available information, it observes that Lithuania has not made hate crime data public. In addition, Lithuania would benefit from raising the awareness and building the capacity of criminal justice officials about hate crimes.
ODIHR recalls that in the Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States have committed to making reliable and detailed data and statistics on hate crimes public. In the Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States have also committed to introducing or further developing professional training and capacity-building activities for law-enforcement, prosecution, and judicial officials dealing with hate crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Lithuania in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime recording and data collection, as well as providing further tailored capacity building assistance for police, prosecution, and judiciary.