Norway

Norway regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Norway's criminal law contains specific penalty enhancements for certain criminal offences. The reported official data include cases of incitement to hatred. Hate crime data are collected by the National Police Directorate, Ministry of Justice and Statistics Norway. Hate crime statistics are regularly published. The National Police Directorate conducts annual victimization surveys, which include questions about hate crime.

SELECT YEAR

OFFICIAL DATA

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2019	761	70	37
2018	624	60	37
2017	549	Not available	Not available
2016	466	Not available	Not available
2015	347	Not available	Not available
2014	223	Not available	Not available
2013	238	Not available	Not available
2012	216	Not available	Not available
2011	218	Not available	Not available
2010	307	Not available	Not available
2009	236	Not available	Not available

About 2013 Data

The sum of disaggregated figures below add up to more than the total because crimes can be recorded under more than one bias motivation. Norway reported that the total figure includes 156 cases of violent crime.

By bias motivation
By type of crime

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National developments

Norway amended its criminal code to include disability as a protected characteristic for the purposes of its hate crime provisions.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

Reports

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The Norwegian LGBT Organisation reported one case of threats against a lesbian of Somali origin.

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The Norwegian LGBT Organisation reported one case of threats.

Disability hate crime

The Civil Rights Foundation “Stop Discrimination” reported one physical assault and robbery carried out by a group against a man, causing the victim to fall out of his wheelchair, as well as one physical assault and robbery against an elderly woman with physical disabilities and one theft.