Spain
Spain regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Spain's Criminal Code contains general penalty enhancement and substantive offence provisions. The Interior Ministry's State Secretariat of Security collects hate crime data from the Catalan Autonomous Police, the Autonomous Basque Police, Navarre Police, National Police Force and the Civil Guard. Spain publishes annual reports on hate crimes.
OFFICIAL DATA
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 1401 | 675 | 144 |
2019 | 1706 | Not available | Not available |
2018 | 1598 | Not available | Not available |
2017 | 1419 | Not available | Not available |
2016 | 1272 | Not available | Not available |
2015 | 1328 | Not available | Not available |
2014 | 1285 | Not available | Not available |
2013 | 1168 | Not available | Not available |
2012 | 261 | Not available | Not available |
2011 | 224 | Not available | Not available |
2010 | 92 | Not available | Not available |
2009 | 93 | Not available | Not available |
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The UN Human Rights Council, in its Universal Periodic Review, encouraged Spain to record and publish statistics on hate crimes.
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) commented on the need to better address racist crime in Spain.
Anti-Muslim hate crime
The EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) issued a report examining the discrimination and violence experienced by Muslim and non-Muslim youths in Spain. The report found that victims of violence and discrimination often suffered from feelings of social marginalization.