Malta
Malta reported hate crime information and data for the 2023 Hate Crime Report.
Malta implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme in 2017. In 2021, ODIHR held a workshop for civil society organizations in Malta on ODIHR's hate crime methodology and its application to the specific context of Malta.
A legislative amendment to the Criminal Code in 2023 includes hate crimes committed with the use of electronic equipment as criminal offences.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2022 | 53 | 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 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2015 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2014 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2013 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2012 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2011 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2010 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2009 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
No information is available.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The United Nations Human Rights Council, in its periodic country review reports, made a number of recommendations related to addressing racism and xenophobia in Malta.