Official figures record 614 racist/xenophobic crimes recorded by law enforcement (during the first six months of 2012).
Belgium reported a homophobic murder in which a man leaving a gay nightclub was attacked, kidnapped and tortured to death.
Anti-Semitisme.be reported 14 cases of graffiti, including two on Jewish property, four on personal property and eight in public places; six cases of threats; and five physical assaults.
Muslim Rights Belgium reported three cases of threats; three physical assaults, including two against Muslim couples; and one case of vandalism against a mosque.
Cavaria and Arc-en-Ciel Wallonie also reported two murders of gay men, including one by a group and the murder of a gay man in a park; three additional physical assaults, all resulting in serious injury; and one robbery and rape of a man by a group.
Transgender Europe (TGEU) reported the gang rape of a transvestite man.
ODIHR observes that Belgium has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech and/or discrimination.