Romania

Romania regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Romania's criminal law contains a general penalty-enhancement provision and a substantive offence. Police data and prosecution data also include hate speech offences. The Ministry of Administration and Interior, the police, the Prosecutor's Office and the Superior Council of Magistracy collect hate crime data.

SELECT YEAR

OFFICIAL DATA

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2020	Not available	Not available	Not available
2019	Not available	Not available	Not available
2018	2	2	33
2017	1	0	8
2016	10	21	50
2015	15	24	59
2014	25	20	Not available
2013	Not available	4	Not available
2012	Not available	Not available	Not available
2011	Not available	Not available	Not available
2010	Not available	Not available	Not available
2009	Not available	1	Not available

About 2012 Data

Data reported to ODIHR refer solely to hate speech offences and criminal discrimination.

National developments

The project ‘Mission Possible’ a partnership of the Foundation Resource Centre for Ethno-cultural Diversity, the police Agent’s School and the Crime Research and Prevention Institute, Bucharest trained 28 members of the Police Agents school in Câmpina on preventing and responding to hate crimes.

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

Reports

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

ACCEPT reported two cases of physical assault, both resulting in serious injury, including one carried out by a group against seven young women, two of whom were hospitalized.

Transgender Europe (TGEU) reported two physical assaults against transgender people.

Developments

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Guidelines for policemen to stop hate crimes against LGBT people, produced by the Danish Institute of Human Rights and the ACCEPT Association, were distributed in police stations throughout Bucharest.