ZARA reported ten physical assaults, including one that involved clashes between two groups, one in which the victim was stabbed, two resulting in severe injuries and two carried out by a group, one of which was also reported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). ZARA also reported three threats against people of Turkish or African descent, eight incidents of damage to property, six incidents of graffiti targeting refugee centres, and five arson attacks on refugee accommodations.
The Anti-Discrimination Office Styria reported a physical assault on two Chechen teenagers by a group, and a case of threats against people speaking a language other than German.
The Forum against Antisemitism and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported a physical assault carried out by a group against a man wearing a Star of David necklace, which caused severe injuries. The Forum against Antisemitism reported an additional 50 incidents of vandalism and one incident in which a Jewish community website was hacked.
ZARA reported a physical assault carried out by a group against two Jewish men, who were beaten and pepper-sprayed. The ADL reported a further physical assault in which two Jewish men were assaulted by a group.
ZARA reported four physical assaults, including one targeting a Muslim family in which dogs were unleashed and two targeting women in headscarves; six incidents of damage to property, which included targets such as a Pakistani cultural centre, a kindergarten, and two mosques, one of which was also reported on by SETA; and 15 incidents of anti-Muslim graffiti. SETA reported a physical assault targeting a woman wearing a headscarf, two incidents of vandalism involving anti-Muslim graffiti, one threat and one incident of damage to a mosque.
The Anti-Discrimination Office Styria reported a case of attempted murder involving a car ramming into a pedestrian and three additional physical assaults targeting women in headscarves.
SETA and the Documentation Centre for Muslims in Austria reported two physical assaults involving the use of weapons against Muslim women. The Documentation Centre for Muslims in Austria reported eight additional physical assaults against Muslim women, one of which involved the use of a weapon; an incident of threats against a Muslim woman; seven incidents of vandalism; an incident of damage to a prayer house; and one incident in which pig entrails where placed at the door to a mosque.
Jehovah's Witnesses – Austria reported two incidents of graffiti targeting places of worship.
Following its Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Austrian authorities supported recommendations to review national hate crime legislation, to establish a system to collect comprehensive data on reported hate crimes, prosecutions and sentences, and to effectively investigate and prosecute hate crimes, including those motivated by intolerance against Muslims.
Following its Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Austrian authorities made the commitment to examine and respond to the recommendation to ensure that law enforcement officials conduct thorough and prompt investigations into hate crimes against LGBT people.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported eight arson attacks that involved property damage and threatening behaviour, which targeted people in refugee reception facilities.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported the kidnapping of a Roma woman, who was driven by two men pretending to be police to a nearby forest where they threatened the victim and stole her belongings, and one incident in which the possessions of two homeless Roma were set on fire.
The Holy See reported two incidents of theft, in which communion bread was stolen from churches. The authorities reported back that both incidents were under investigation, but a bias motive was not identified in either of the cases.