Spain | HCRW

Spain regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Spain publishes annual reports on hate crimes.

Spain implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme in 2019, and the Prosecutor General's Office has established a network of dedicated hate crime prosecutors across the country. A regional TAHCLE in Valencia was implemented in 2016.

The Ministry of Interior has a dedicated protocol that regulates how law enforcement handles hate crime cases and sets out the specific rights of hate crime victims. Within the Ministry, the Spanish National Office Against Hate Crimes (ONDOD) is responsible for the Hate Crime Action Plan (adopted for 2019-2021 and 2022-2024). Currently, the Action Plan covers the areas of victim support, co-ordination among state authorities, civil society and the private sector, hate crime prevention, specialization within the police, training, awareness raising, and the allocation of adequate human resources in ONDOD.

SELECT YEAR

Download the 2013 hate crime report for Spain

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2023	2,268	210	157
2022	1,869	191	152
2021	1,802	192	91
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

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National developments

In 2013, Spain launched a nationwide mapping of discrimination. This multi-faceted project aims to analyse discrimination across the country, and will result in a national survey of discrimination as well as a map of the services available to victims of discrimination and hate crimes.

In addition, specialized Prosecutors for Criminal Discrimination units, headed by a Chief Prosecutor, were introduced in all provinces.

The Guardia Civil and National Police appointed 400 agents specializing in combating racist and xenophobic crimes. Altogether, 14,545 law enforcement officers attended courses and a further 8,246 officers received online training on identifying and registering hate crimes.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Spain has not reported on the numbers of prosecuted cases or information on sentenced hate crime cases to ODIHR.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY

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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

In a report following his visit to Spain, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance emphasized the importance of collecting data on racist offences by the police, prosecution services and the courts. The Special Rapporteur also commended Spain for creating the post of Public Prosecutor for Equal Treatment and Against Discrimination in the Supreme Court, as well as the posts of Public Prosecutors for Hate Crime and Discrimination in Madrid, Malaga, Seville and Valencia.