This page provides information on the national frameworks to address hate crime in Moldova. The information provided here should be viewed alongside data presented on Moldova's hate crime report page.

Hate crime recording and data collection

The Information Technology Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for collecting data on all crimes committed in Moldova, including hate crimes. The data and information are recorded in the Register of criminalistic and criminological information, and include information on crimes investigated by the police, prosecutors, the National Anticorruption Centre, the State Tax Service, and the Customs Service.

All information of a criminal nature is stored in the Automated Integrated Information System for Crime Recording, including information on criminal cases and perpetrators, recording forms, the conduct of the criminal investigation, and the results of the criminal prosecution.

In 2022, changes introduced to the Automated Integrated Information System for Crime Recording allowed for the bias motivation of crimes to be recorded. Subsequently, the following bias motivations can be tracked: "race"; skin colour; ethnic, national or social origin; citizenship; sex; gender; language; religion or religious beliefs; political opinions; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity; state of health; age; and marital status. In parallel, amendments were made to the guidelines concerning the single register of offences, criminal cases and offenders, and were adopted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the General Prosecutor's Office, the National Anticorruption Centre, the Customs Service and the State Tax Service (Guidelines on Completing the New Information Fields On Bias-Motivated Crimes).

The prosecutor's office does not keep separate records on hate crimes. If a prosecutor encounters a hate crime, they fill in the relevant statistical form in the Register of criminalistic and criminological information and, after investigating the case, send it to the appropriate territorial police body. In 2019, the "Guidelines on the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes" were adopted to make the prosecution of hate crimes more effective.

The Court Administration Agency administers the Judicial Information System. One of the components of the Judicial Information System is the Integrated Case Management Programme (PIGD), which is an application for automated documentation, record keeping and control of the electronic management of case files and other procedural materials issued by or submitted to the courts. The Courts register all applications, requests and files submitted to the Courts through this programme.

Through the PIGD's Statistical Reporting Module application, the Court Administration Agency generates general statistical data regarding the number of files received, examined, and pending. The data are then shared with the Ministry of Justice, which sends a consolidated account of cases considered by the courts to the national statistics body.

The statistical data are published online on the government portal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as on the website of the National Bureau of Statistics. All court decisions are anonymised and published on the National Courts Portal.

Hate crime victim support

Victims of hate crime have the same legal status and are entitled to the same support services as other crime victims.

General victim support services are mostly delivered by social services and include shelters run by the state or civil society organizations (CSOs), although these are mostly intended for use by domestic violence victims. CSOs also provide some specialized support to victims of hate crime, including legal and psychological assistance. The Council for Preventing and Eliminating Discrimination and Ensuring Equality is also able to inform the prosecution in case it learns of a hate crime.

On first contact with a victim, police officers are required to inform them of their rights, including the right to information, the right to psychological assistance guaranteed by the state, the right to legal aid, the right to financial compensation and the right to privacy, which is provided under certain conditions. At the victim's request, psychological assistance may be offered by local offices providing social help, but is limited to three months for adult victims and six months for minors. The police may also refer victims to CSOs providing specialized victim support services.

Victims of crime are entitled to state-funded legal aid in cases where the victim is unable to pay a lawyer's fees or is a minor. State-funded legal aid is also provided to the family members of a victim who died as a result of a crime. Some crime victims also have the right to obtain compensation..

Hate crime capacity building

Hate crime training for police is offered as part of an in-service training programme offered by the Stefan cel Mare Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Hate crimes are also covered within the police managerial training programme. 

In 2025, two Trainer Guides were developed and submitted for use by police trainers as part of in-service training courses. These include:
•    'Principles of Equality and Non-Discrimination: A Training Manual for Police Officers'; and
•    'Combating Bias-Motivated Crimes: A Trainer’s Guide'.
These resources are intended to support the delivery of standardized, high-quality instruction to law enforcement personnel on topics related to human rights, anti-discrimination, and the investigation of hate crimes.
The trainer's guides cover the following modules:
•    'Stereotypes and Prejudice, Discrimination – The context and fundamental elements related to hate crimes';
•    'Hate Crimes – Context, key concepts, and the situation in the Republic of Moldova';
•    'Case Trajectory of a Hate Crime – An overview of the steps involved in handling such cases';
•    'Practical Activity Based on a Case Study – Illustrating the two main phases in which police officers are typically involved'; and
•    'Interaction with Victims of Hate Crimes – Guidance on building effective and respectful relationships with victims'. 
Prosecutors and members of the judiciary are trained by the National Justice Institute, which covers hate crimes as part of both initial and ongoing training programmes
For more information on training activities held in Moldova in a given year, please check the 'National developments' section on the country page of the corresponding reporting year.