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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 53 | 4 | 2 |
| 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 2017 Data
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Reported police, prosecution and sentencing figures include crimes of incitement to hatred and violation of equality, some of which fall outside of the scope of the OSCE's definition of hate crime.
Hate crime recorded by police
A breakdown of police recorded hate crimes by bias motivation is not available. Eleven hate crimes (as per OSCE definition) shown below were reported as recorded by police.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that the law enforcement agencies of Serbia have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Serbia
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Serbia
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Serbia
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-12 | Attacks against property | Federation of Jewish Communities in Serbia (SJOS)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
Gayten-LGBT
ILGA-Europe
OSCE Mission to Serbia
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| 2017 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Gayten-LGBT
ILGA-Europe
OSCE Mission to Serbia
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Gayten-LGBT
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-05 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
Gayten-LGBT
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2017-08 | Threats | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Serbia
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Association Da se zna!
Gayten-LGBT
ILGA-Europe
OSCE Mission to Serbia
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
In the proceeds from the "Fifth meeting of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council", the European Union noted with concern that the investigation, prosecution and penalties for hate crimes against LGBT people are often inadequate and encouraged Serbia to ensure adequate prosecution of all hate crimes.