Poland

Poland regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Several public bodies are involved in monitoring and/or collecting data on hate crimes, primarily the police and the Prosecutor's Office. Hate crime data are regularly published.

There is a high degree of hate crime specialization in both police and prosecutor structures. More than 100 specialist hate crime prosecutors have been appointed, and a network of hate crime co-ordinators was established in the police in 2014. In 2015, following a request by the lower house of parliament, ODIHR provided a legislative review of proposed changes to the Criminal Code of Poland, including on hate crime provisions.

Poland has implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme since 2012. In 2018, the Ministry of the Interior, ODIHR and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency co-organized a workshop on understanding and improving hate crime recording and data collection based on ODIHR's Information Against Hate Crimes Toolkit (INFAHCT) programme.

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2021	997	466	339
2020	826	374	266
2019	972	432	597
2018	1117	397	315
2017	886	320	260
2016	874	281	236
2015	263	229	195
2014	778	179	127
2013	757	116	53
2012	266	76	39
2011	222	43	24
2010	251	30	28
2009	194	29	27

About 2009 Data

Figures include crimes of incitement to hatred.

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National developments

A database was developed by the Interior Ministry to identify cases and incidents of a discriminatory, xenophobic or racist character. The database aims to improve data collection and strengthen the response of law-enforcement officers and prosecutors to hate crimes.

KEY OBSERVATION

No information is available.

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

Reports

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Stephen Roth Institute reported nine violent anti-semitic incidents.

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

ILGA-Europe reported one assault against an LGBT person.

Developments

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The East Europe Monitoring Centre was established with the aim of monitoring and reporting cases of racism and xenophobia across Eastern Europe, with an emphasis on Poland and Ukraine.