Austria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) (2020), Annual Report on the Protection of
Country
Austria
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
Right-wing extremists
Key findings
In 2020, the security authorities in Austria were informed of a total of 895 right-wing extremist, xenophobic/racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic and unspecific or other offences in which relevant offences were reported. An offence can include several offences with separate reports. Compared to 2019 (954 offences), this means a numerical decrease of 6.2 per cent. In 2020, 1,364 offences were reported nationwide in connection with the offences listed, which is 18.7 per cent less than in 2019 (1,678 offences).
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
quantitative (statistics on incidents) and qualitative (expert assessments)
Sample details and representativeness
Not applicable