Austria, Federal Ministry for the Interior (2021), Pilot Report - Hate crime in Austria.

Country

Austria

Title

Austria, Federal Ministry for the Interior (2021), Pilot Report - Hate crime in Austria.

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Year

2021

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Public authority

Institution

Austria, Federal Ministry for the Interior (Bundesministerium für Inneres)

Main Thematic Focus

Hate crime

Target Population

General population

Key findings

The identification and recognition of bias motives has become an integral part of the work routine of the Austrian police since November 2020. The first half year of police recognition (November 2020 to April 2021) was statistically evaluated. The key results are: In 1,936 bias-motivated crimes, 2,401 bias motives were registered. The categories “national/ethnic origin”, “ideology/ political views” and “religion” were the ones most frequently assigned to the offences. In terms of bias motivations, “gender”, “sexual orientation”, Muslim faith and “disability” dominated in offences against life and limb, freedom, honour or sexual integrity and self-determination.

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

Quantitative (statistics on incidents)

Sample details and representativeness

Not applicable

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