Norway
Norway regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. In 2021, the Norway Police established a National Expertise Group on Hate Crime. The Group is part of the Oslo Police District and is a reinforcement of the Oslo Police District's Hate Crime Unit. The mandate of the Group is to build the capacities of the regional police districts through training and guidance and, if necessary, to provide assistance in specific cases.
The Attorney General's Annual Circular, which sets out goals and priorities for the year for police and prosecution services, has included hate crime as a priority area for over 20 years. This means that hate crime cases, whatever the severity, are given priority and cannot be dismissed due to capacity or other reasons within police districts.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2022 | 923 | 263 | 203 |
2021 | 959 | 54 | 17 |
2020 | 744 | 804 | 67 |
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 2014 Data
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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 116 cases of violent crime.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Norway has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The International Office for Migration (IOM) reported that the Oslo police established a specialist hate crime unit.
The UN High Commissioner on Human Rights noted the creation of a dedicated hate crime unit by the Oslo police in his annual report on intolerance.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime
The UN Human Rights Council, in its Universal Periodic Review (UPR), recommended improving the collection of data and addressing the under-reporting of hate crimes. It also recommended providing additional resources to the Office of the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombudsperson in order to combat discrimination and hate crime against migrant Roma.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
It its fifth report on Norway, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) praised the Oslo police for creating a specialized hate crime unit, involving civil society organizations in police officer training and conducting regular dialogue with civil society. ECRI recommended the creation of an electronic system for recording and monitoring racist and homophobic/transphobic incidents and processing them through the judicial system.