Serbia
Serbia regularly reports data on hate crimes to ODIHR. In 2018, the Office of the Prosecutor General, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and ODIHR, developed Guidelines for the prosecution of hate crimes in the Republic of Serbia. A network of contact persons working on hate crime within the prosecution services was established and, with the OSCE Mission's assistance, the Judicial Academy has developed, integrated and implements a hate crime training plan and programme.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2022 | 94 | 11 | 6 |
2021 | 109 | 11 | 11 |
2020 | 66 | 5 | 4 |
2019 | 86 | 14 | 10 |
2018 | 61 | 12 | 7 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
2015 | 79 | 7 | 19 |
2014 | 87 | 21 | 14 |
2013 | 64 | 24 | 16 |
2012 | 36 | 39 | 37 |
2011 | 39 | 36 | 24 |
2010 | 37 | 35 | 13 |
2009 | 82 | 16 | 44 |
About 2022 Data
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The above figures include the offences of incitement to hatred, defamation, and discrimination/violation of equality, all of which fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR recognizes Serbia's efforts to regularly report hate crime data to ODIHR and build the capacity of prosecutors to address hate crime. However, based on the available information, it observes that Serbia’s recording and statistics do not sufficiently distinguish hate crimes from other crimes, and that law enforcement agencies of Serbia have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that Serbia would benefit from raising awareness among and building the capacity of police to address hate crime.
ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States have agreed to a definition of hate crime shared by all OSCE participating States, and committed to collecting reliable data and statistics on hate crimes. To that end, hate crimes need to be distinguished from hate speech, discrimination crimes throughout the recording and data collection process. To ensure that the motives of perpetrators are acknowledged, the law enforcement must, as a first step, record the bias motivation of hate crimes. Participating States have also committed to introducing or further developing professional training and capacity-building activities for law enforcement, prosecution, and judicial officials dealing with hate crimes.
ODIHR stands ready to support Serbia in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime reporting, as well as by providing further resources and tailored capacity-building assistance for police, prosecution, and judiciary.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.
🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.
🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.
🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.
🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.
🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-10 | Violent attacks against people | Federation of Jewish Communities in Serbia (SJOS)
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2022-03 | Threats | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2022-03 | Threats | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
OSCE Mission to Serbia
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2022-12 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Serbia
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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Anti-Roma hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-07 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Serbia
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-10 | Threats | Federation of Jewish Communities in Serbia (SJOS)
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-01 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Serbia
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Anti-Christian hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2022-08 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2022 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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Gender-based hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-11 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-07 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-12 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-10 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-07 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-08 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-04 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-05 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-06 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-06 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-10 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-05 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-04 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-08 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-08 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-08 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-05 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Serbia
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2022-08 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Serbia
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2022-06 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-10 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Serbia
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2022-08 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-06 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-06 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-08 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-10 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-06 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-11 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-04 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-07 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-07 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-12 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-10 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-05 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-07 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-08 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
OSCE Mission to Serbia
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