Forty-four detectives from police departments across Georgia participated in a three-day training on hate crime investigation. This training was held in co-operation with the Office of the Public Defender. The training focused on increasing understanding of hate crime, definitions of bias indicators, victim issues, hate crime legislation, and case studies.

ODIHR and the Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia signed an agreement to implement the Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training (PAHCT) programme. The Chief Prosecutor's Office, the Office of the Public Defender, the non-governmental Women's Initiatives Supportive Group (WISG) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were involved in the design of the training materials. In addition, 50 prosecutors participated in a hate crime training organized by ODIHR and the Office of the Public Defender.

The Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia prepared a development strategy for 2017 - 2021. This strategy contains a section on countering discrimination and hate crimes. The strategy envisions the elaboration of recommendations on crimes committed with religious biases, the introduction of specialized hate crime prosecutors within the Prosecutor's Office, and increasing public awareness of hate crimes, including through the publication of notable cases on the official webpage of Prosecutor's Office.

From 22 recorded hate crimes committed on religious grounds, one targeted a Buddhist, in one journalists were targeted for perceived criticism of Georgian Orthodox Church. The remaining twenty hate crimes targeted Jehovah’s Witnesses.

The Georgian authorities reported three hate crimes that were motivated by bias based on gender.