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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,090 | 310 | 250 |
| 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 2016 Data
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The number presented here refers to police-recorded incidents. The sum of disaggregated figures below adds up to more than the total because crimes can be recorded under more than one bias motivation. Both numbers include hate speech and discrimination incidents, which fall outside of OSCE’s definition of hate crimes.
Hate crime recorded by police
While breakdown of the below statistics by type of crime is available overall, individual bias motivation categories were not reported, hence only the total number for each bias motivation is presented.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Norway has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Disability hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | Stop Discrimination
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| 2016 | Violent attacks against people | Stop Discrimination
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | Stop Discrimination
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | Stop Discrimination
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | Stop Discrimination
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Anti-Semitic hate crime
The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chair-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism, in his report on a country visit to Norway, commended the country's "Comprehensive Action Plan to Combat Antisemitism," which recommended the creation of a specific category of anti-Semitic hate crime for police to register.