Romania
Romania regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. The Ministry of Administration and Interior, the police, the Prosecutor's Office and the Superior Council of Magistracy collect hate crime data.
In 2016, Romania implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) Programme. A specialized hate crime unit was created in the Romanian Police in 2021.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2022 | 59 | 129 | 16 |
2021 | 7 | 54 | 128 |
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 2014 Data
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Prosecution figure refers to cases of threats via the Internet. Data reported to ODIHR no longer include cases of hate speech.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Romania’s law-enforcement agencies have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime
In his report following a country visit to Romania, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe urged the authorities to properly record hate crimes and ensure that law enforcement officials and legal professionals are adequately and systematically trained to recognise, investigate and sanction crimes committed with a racist motive, which primarily affect Roma communities.