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.

Hate crime data collection in Serbia
Support for hate crime victims in Serbia
Hate crime capacity building in Serbia
Serbia's hate crime legislation
Download the 2018 hate crime report for Serbia

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 2018 Data

    Reported police, prosecution and sentencing figures include crimes of incitement to hatred and violation of equality, some of which fall outside 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. 

National developments

In a first judgment expressly applying the hate crime provision in Serbian Criminal Code, a defendant received an enhanced sentence for a hate crime motivated by bias against sexual orientation, following arguments to that effect by the public prosecutor.

The Republic Public Prosecutor's Office, jointly with the OSCE Mission to Serbia and civil society, developed and published the Guidelines for Criminal Prosecution of Hate Crimes. The Guidelines, to which ODIHR contributed expert input, were disseminated and trainings for prosecutors are being conducted to solidify their principles into prosecutorial practice.

Pursuant to the Compulsory Instruction issued by the Republic Public Prosecutor, all Prosecutor's Offices have appointed a specialist hate crime prosecutor to monitor and record hate crime cases, liaise with case prosecutor and police officers, as well as with the victims and civil society organizations supporting them.

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
2018-12 Attacks against property
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2018 Attacks against property
SETA
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2018-10 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Mission to Serbia
SETA
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2018 Attacks against property
SETA
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-06 Attacks against property
OSCE Mission to Serbia
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2018-08 Attacks against property
OSCE Mission to Serbia
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Gender-based hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-09 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Mission to Serbia
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2018-08 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-01 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-01 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-09 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-08 Threats
Association Da se zna!
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2018-11 Threats
Association Da se zna!
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2018-02 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-05 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-05 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-09 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-09 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-11 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-11 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-12 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-11 Threats
Association Da se zna!
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
OSCE Mission to Serbia
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2018-11 Threats
Association Da se zna!
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2018-03 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
Association Da se zna!
OSCE Mission to Serbia
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.