Year
Report data for country
Cases Perpetrators were Sentenced
9
Cases Prosecuted
7
Cases Recorded by Police
13
Explanation to the total figures recorded
Reported police and prosecution figures consist of incitement of hatred cases, some of which may have involved violence or threats.
Bias motivations and crime types
Mandated bias motivation
Crime types figures
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
13
NPC
Bias motivation
Description Type
Reports
Organization Report
Official figures recorded 13 cases of racist and xenophobic hate speech, an unspecified number of which may have included violence or threats.
Description Type
Developments
Organization Report
Latvia amended criminal code provisions dealing with hate speech and discrimination offences.
NGO
Description Type
Reports
Organization Report
World Without Nazism reported one incident of racist graffiti.
Bias Motivation
Overview of incidents
Mandated bias motivation
Attacks Against People - Violent Attacks
0
Attacks Against People - Threats
0
Attacks against property
1
ODIHR Recommendations
ODIHR observes that Latvia has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.