Year
Report data for country
Cases Perpetrators were Sentenced
852
Cases Prosecuted
958
Cases Recorded by Police
576
Explanation to the total figures recorded
In addition to the police number, a further 689 incidents of extremism were reported and are not included here. Prosecution and sentencing numbers consist mostly of "extremism" offences, which fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crimes.
Bias motivations and crime types
Mandated bias motivation
Crime types figures
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
6
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
30
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
119
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
1
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
167
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
245
Type of Crime
Cases Recorded by Police
8
NPC
Description Type
Developments
Organization Report
The Russian Parliament amended the Criminal Code's provisions on incitement to hatred, including when committed through violence, as well as corresponding provisions in the Code of Administrative Offences, which regulates misdemeanours. In particular, the amendments establish harsher sanctions for such offences.
IGO
Organization Name
Bias Motivation
Description Type
Developments
Organization Report
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Fifth Report on the Russian Federation."
ODIHR Recommendations
ODIHR observes that the Russian Federation has not reported reliable statistics on hate crimes to ODIHR.