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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.

Amendments to the Criminal Code introduced in 2023 set out the constituent elements of hate crimes and the protected grounds therein.

SELECT YEAR

Download the 2018 hate crime report for Romania

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2023	95	252	239
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 2018 Data

A further 20 hate speech and discrimination offences were reported as registered by the police; however, these fall outside of the scope of the OSCE’s hate crime definition.

Hate crime recorded by police

National developments

A law on preventing and fighting anti-Semitism has been passed and entered into force.

The Romanian Police has established a working group to guide the implementation of a number of measures aimed at increasing the effectiveness of hate crime investigations, registration and data collection on hate crimes, and at furthering the hate crime training for officers. A working group comprising representatives of the Romanian Police, General Prosecutor's Office and the NGO ACCEPT has developed a methodology on investigating hate crimes. It is currently focusing on integrating the IT systems used by the police, prosecutors and courts, including to ensure that information on hate crimes is transferable.

The Police have also worked to map and present on its website a list of civil society organizations that provide support to hate crime victims, with the aim of establishing an effective referral mechanism.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Romania's law enforcement agencies have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date	Type of incident	Source	Description
2018-10	Violent attacks against people	UNHCR	Show info

Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date	Type of incident	Source	Description
2018-08	Attacks against property	OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights	Show info
2018-08	Attacks against property	Kantor Center	Show info
2018	Attacks against property	Kantor Center	Show info

Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date	Type of incident	Source	Description
2018-10	Violent attacks against people	UNHCR	Show info

Anti-Christian hate crime

Date	Type of incident	Source	Description
2018-08	Threats	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info
2018-01	Violent attacks against people	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info
2018-02	Violent attacks against people	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info
2018-03	Violent attacks against people	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info
2018-03	Violent attacks against people	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info
2018-12	Violent attacks against people	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info
2018-10	Threats	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info
2018-10	Threats	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Gender-based hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Fifth Report on Romania."

Anti-Roma hate crime

The Council of Europe's Ad Hoc Committee Of Experts On Roma And Traveller Issues (CAHROM) published relevant recommendations in its "Thematic Report on Roma and Travellers' Access to Justice (with a gender focus)."