Slovakia
Slovakia regularly reports police data and data on sentencing to ODIHR. Slovakia's criminal code includes substantive offences and a specific penalty enhancement clause affixed to a large number of base offences. While sentencing data only comprise hate crimes, police data also include hate speech offences. The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecutor's Office collect hate crime data. The data on hate crime are not made public.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| 2019 | 50 | 38 | 8 |
| 2018 | 41 | 20 | 15 |
| 2017 | 34 | 16 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 30 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | Not available | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | Not available | 7 |
| 2012 | 102 | Not available | 16 |
| 2011 | 242 | Not available | 16 |
| 2010 | Not available | Not available | 10 |
| 2009 | 132 | Not available | 18 |
About 2017 Data
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The police figure refers to crimes recorded as having a "specific motivation", i.e. hate crimes. The prosecution and sentencing figures refer only to the proceedings for crimes recorded by police in 2017.
Hate crime recorded by police
The police figure refers to crimes recorded as having a "specific motivation", i.e. hate crimes. In addition to recorded hate crimes, which are presented below, 11 additional bias motivated incidents were registered, as well as 96 incidents targeting people with disabilities.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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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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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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| 2017-08 | Threats | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Slovakia could benefit from encouraging victims to report hate crimes and could consider increasing co-operation with civil society in that respect.