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