The Norwegian Government published a new action plan on crime prevention for the period 2013-2016, which includes an objective to improve the quality and functionality of the system of registration and reporting of hate crime in Norway.
Official figures record 162 crimes motivated by bias against racial or ethnic origin.
Official figures record 39 crimes motivated by anti-religious bias without differentiation by faith.
Official figures record 34 crimes based on bias against LGBT.
The OSCE Chairmanship’s Personal Representative on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also Focusing on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions, Judge Catherine McGuinness, together with the other Personal Representatives of the Chairmanship, made a country visit to Norway. She emphasized the importance of improving the collection of accurate data on hate crimes.
ODIHR observes that Norway has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.