Member for

12 years 5 months
Year
Report data for country
Cases Perpetrators were Sentenced
61
Cases Prosecuted
76
Cases Recorded by Police
1064
Explanation to the total figures recorded
Numbers reported here include – besides hate crimes – also other types of "discrimination" incidents, which can fall outside of the OSCE's definition of a hate crime. Incidents, where the suspect is a minor, are not included in the statistics.
Bias motivations and crime types
Mandated bias motivation
Crime types figures
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
863
Mandated bias motivation
Crime types figures
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
5
Mandated bias motivation
Crime types figures
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
89
Mandated bias motivation
Crime types figures
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
3
Crime types figures
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
104
NGO
Description Type
Reports
Organization Report

Racism Islamophobia Watch reported one physical assault against a Muslim woman, in which her veil was ripped off while she was subjected to racist insults.

Description Type
Reports
Organization Report

Racism Islamophobia Watch reported a physical assault against a Muslim woman, in which her veil was ripped off.

Bias Motivation
Description Type
Reports
Organization Report

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians reported one incident of theft, during which a church was damaged, and two incidents of damage to property.

Description Type
Reports
Organization Report

Antisemitisme.be reported the murder of four people during an attack on the Belgian Jewish museum, the attempted murder of a man, visibly identifiable as Jewish, two physical attacks on Jewish men, an arson attack on a synagogue, 11 threats, one incident of criminal harassment and seven incidents of graffiti. The Movement against Racism, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia (MRAX) reported one incident of graffiti.

Bias Motivation
Description Type
Reports
Organization Report

The Movement against Racism, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia (MRAX) reported three physical assaults, two of which targeted women, and one threat against a woman. Antisemitisme.be reported an incident of graffiti.

Description Type
Reports
Organization Report

The Movement against Racism, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia (MRAX) reported two physical assaults, including one during which a woman's headscarf was ripped off, four incidents of threats and one incident of graffiti. The Collective Against Islamophobia in Belgium reported a physical assault, in which a woman's veil was ripped off, and one incident of graffiti.

Bias Motivation
Overview of incidents
Mandated bias motivation
Attacks Against People - Violent Attacks
4
Attacks Against People - Threats
1
Attacks against property
1
Mandated bias motivation
Attacks Against People - Violent Attacks
4
Attacks Against People - Threats
12
Attacks against property
9
Mandated bias motivation
Attacks Against People - Violent Attacks
4
Attacks Against People - Threats
4
Attacks against property
2
Attacks Against People - Violent Attacks
0
Attacks Against People - Threats
0
Attacks against property
3
IGO
Description Type
Developments
Organization Report

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) recommended strengthening existing training programmes for police officers and judges in Belgium. It also noted concerns with racially motivated violence committed by police officers. CERD recommends that Belgium strengthen its mechanisms for reporting bias-motivated incidents committed by officials, notably ensuring that undocumented migrants have access to this mechanism without fearing reprisals, and that any allegations are properly investigated.

ODIHR Recommendations

ODIHR observes that Belgium has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech and/or discrimination.