Austria, Federal Ministry for the Interior (2022), Hate crime in Austria: Annual Report 2021.

Country

Austria

Title

Austria, Federal Ministry for the Interior (2022), Hate crime in Austria: Annual Report 2021.

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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

More than one third of antisemitically motivated hate crimes were committed online, especially incitement. In contrast, more than half of all antimuslim prejudice motives were registered in (semi-)public and private spaces. The bias motive "Muslim" has been flagged by the police 283 times in 2021. In these cases, there have been 241 suspects and 158 violent offences with a total of 190 victims of violent offences. The clearance rate in these cases was 77%.

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

Quantitative (statistics on incidents)

Sample details and representativeness

Not applicable

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