Year
Report data for country
Cases Perpetrators were Sentenced
72
Cases Prosecuted
1006
Cases Recorded by Police
1446
Explanation to the total figures recorded
In addition to hate crimes, the numbers reported here also include other types of "discrimination" incidents, which can fall outside of the OSCE's definition of a hate crime. Incidents where the suspect is a minor are not included in the statistics.
Intro for the official data graphs
The numbers below represent all incidents recorded by the police and sent to the criminal prosecutor's office.
Bias motivations and crime types
Mandated bias motivation
Crime types figures
Cases Recorded by Police
1045
Mandated bias motivation
Crime types figures
Cases Recorded by Police
55
Mandated bias motivation
Crime types figures
Cases Recorded by Police
171
Mandated bias motivation
Crime types figures
Cases Recorded by Police
17
Crime types figures
Cases Recorded by Police
158
NPC
Bias motivation
Description Type
Reports
Organization Report
This number refers only to bias on the grounds of sexual orientation, since crimes motivated by bias on the basis of gender identity are not monitored.
Description Type
Reports
Organization Report
This category refers to all other discriminatory cases not listed elsewhere.
ODIHR Recommendations
ODIHR observes that Belgium has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech or discrimination.