Tammiste, B. (2020), Kuritegevus Eestis 2019: Vaenukuriteod (Crime in Estonia 2019: Hate crime), Tallinn, Ministry of Justice
Country
Estonia
Title
Year
Type of publication
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Type of Institution
Public authority
Institution
Main Thematic Focus
Hate crime
Target Population
General population
Key findings
In 2019, 10 hate crimes were registered by the Police and Border Guard Board in Estonia – one threat, four cases of physical abuse, one case of debasement of memory of deceased, one case of harassing pursuit, three cases of aggravated breach of public order. Eight hate crimes were connected to the victim’s race, religion or ethnicity, two crimes were connected to the victim’s sexual orientation.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
The statistics are compiled from the police information system. The system allows police officers to mark a case as hate crime by ticking one of three boxes: "hate – religion, race, ethnicity"; "hate – sexual orientation/identity"; "hate – other".
Sample details and representativeness
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