Norway

Norway regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. The National Police Directorate conducts annual victimization surveys, which include questions about hate crime, with the aim of measuring unreported hate crime. 

Hate crime data collection in Norway
Support for hate crime victims in Norway

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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 2019 Data

    The records presented in this table include incidents of hate speech and discrimination, which could not be disaggregated and fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crimes. The sum of disaggregated incidents below adds up to more than the total because crimes can be recorded under more than one bias motivation.

Hate crime recorded by police

In the breakdown below, the numbers do not correspond with the total number of police-recorded hate crimes above because: (i) there may be several motives registered in one criminal case; and (ii) the police records below include incidents of hate speech and discrimination, which are not taken into account.

National developments

A training module on hate crime was delivered to prosecutors and investigators.

The authorities have continued implementing two action plans: the Action Plan against Anti-Semitism 2016-2020; and the LGBTI Action Plan: Safety, Diversity, Openness 2017-2020, on countering discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Kantor Center reported only statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-08 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-08 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2019-09 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2019-11 Violent attacks against people
OIDAC
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.

KEY OBSERVATION

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