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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. Hate crime statistics are regularly published. The National Police Directorate conducts annual victimization surveys, which include questions about hate crime.

Hate crime data collection in Norway
Support for hate crime victims in Norway
Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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

    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.
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  • By type of crime
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National developments

The Oslo Police  Department will set up a specialized hate crime unit staffed with three agents. Police officers and civil society representatives have received training on hate crimes.

Authorities are working on implementating a new IT-based system to monitor and record hate crime. The new system will be put into operation in 2015, following the introduction of a new criminal code.

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

TOTAL 7 INCIDENTS
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Reports

Disability hate crime

Stop Discrimination reported two physical assaults, including one in which a male wheelchair user was almost pushed into the sea, one incident of threats, two robberies and one theft.

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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

ILGA-Europe and the Norwegian LGBT Organization (LLH) reported a physical assault against a gay man, carried out by a group, in which a bottle was used.

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Developments

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The Norwegian LGBT Organization (LLH) reported that the Oslo police set up a specialist hate crime team and began recording crimes based on bias against gender identity.

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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.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Norway has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.

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