Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2015), Annual Report on the Protection of the Constit

Country

Austria

Title

Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2015), Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutzbericht), Vienna

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Year

2015

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Public authority

Institution

Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism | Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung

Main Thematic Focus

Hate crime

Target Population

Right-wing extremists

Key findings

In 2015, the Austrian security authorities registered a total of 1,156 right-wing extremist, xenophobic/ racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic as well as unspecific or other criminal acts. Compared to 2014 (750 offences) 1,156 offences means that the number increased by about 54.1 percent.
In 2015, the phenomenon of right-wing extremism appeared in the form of „xenophobia and hostility to asylum seekers“. The active movements in Austria launch Islamophobic campaigns and campaigns hostile towards asylum within the Austrian general and towards support structures for refugees.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

quantitative (statistics on incidents)
qualitative (expert assessments)

Sample details and representativeness

N/A

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