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Italy

Italy regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Annual reports on hate crime have been published since 2010 and can be accessed here.

The Observatory for Security against Discriminatory Acts (OSCAD) carries out activities to prevent, counter and monitor hate crimes. OSCAD works closely with the National Office Against Racial Discrimination (UNAR), which deals with non-criminal hate incidents and coordinates a permanent consultation group to promote LGBTI rights and protection. 

Italy implemented ODIHR's TAHCLE (Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement) programme in 2014. Italy also participated in ODIHR's project on "Building a Comprehensive Criminal Justice Response to Hate Crime", which included the training of police, civil society, and lawyers on hate crime investigation and victim support, and the mapping of available hate crime data in the Lombardy region. 

Hate crime data collection in Italy
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Download the 2013 hate crime report for Italy

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2023 1,106 Not available Not available
2022 1,393 Not available Not available
2021 1,445 Not available Not available
2020 1111 Not available Not available
2019 1119 - -
2018 1111 613 46
2017 1048 613 40
2016 736 424 31
2015 555 Not available Not available
2014 596 Not available Not available
2013 472 Not available Not available
2012 71 Not available 10
2011 68 31 19
2010 56 Not available 60
2009 134 Not available Not available

About 2013 Data

    Increase in year-to-year figure is due to an improved crime-recording system.

Hate crime recorded by police

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National developments

Italian authorities committed themselves to implementing ODIHR’s TAHCLE programme. Co-operation was institutionalized by signing a Memorandum of Understanding between ODIHR and the Ministry of Interior’s Department of Public Security - Central Directorate of Criminal Police. The first training sessions are scheduled to take place in 2014. The implementation will include training 100 National Police cadets and 60 Carabinieri cadets, as well as a training of trainers for Police chief executives and Carabinieri officials.

The Observatory for Security against Acts of Discrimination (OSCAD) officials and experts from the National Office against Racial Discrimination (UNAR) conducted interactive workshops on preventing and countering hate crimes. Two thousand eight hundred National Police Officers were trained to: better understand the concepts of “stereotype”, “bias” and “discrimination”; improve attitude towards victims of violence; internalize best practices in dealing with discriminatory crime based on bias against sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and gender.

Italian authorities adopted a national strategy to prevent and combat discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. As a result, courses and workshops for National Police and Carabinieri on recognizing and preventing hate crime against LGBT are scheduled for 2014. Furthermore, a 2013-2015 National action plan against racism, xenophobia and intolerance is being developed.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Italy has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech and/or discrimination.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

Reports

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Lunaria reported two murders, one in which the victim was stabbed and one in which the victim was beaten. Both victims were of Bangladeshi origin. Lunaria reported 56 physical assaults, including 25 that caused serious injuries, 20 that were carried out by groups and six that also involved theft. The above-mentioned attacks often caused injuries to multiple victims and involved the use of metal bars or bottles as weapons. World Without Nazism reported an attack involving physical assaults against four people.

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Anti-Semitic hate crime

World Without Nazism reported fifteen incidents of graffiti, two incidents of the desecration of Jewish cemeteries and two incident of threats.

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Hate crime against Christians and members of other religions

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and the Italian Observatory on Christianophobia reported 23 incidents of the desecration of places of worship, one of which was also reported by the Holy See. The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians recorded one additional desecration incident. Both observatories reported three incidents of damage to property and four incidents of arson, with the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians reporting an additional arson. This organization also reported one incident of graffiti. World Without Nazism reported two incident of the desecration of a place of worship and two incidents of damage to property.

The Holy See reported nine cases of the desecration of cemeteries, ten cases of church burglaries or thefts during which the hosts were stolen and two cases of vandalism motivated by bias against Christians. Italian authorities reported back that religious bias motivation was not registered in those cases.

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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The LGBTI Centre reported 24 assaults, including 12 physical assaults resulting in serious injuries, in which the perpetrators used knives and guns, and two attacks carried by groups. The organization also reported one incident of graffiti and 42 cases of threats.

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Anti-Roma hate crime

Association 21 July, World Without Nazism and Lunaria reported one physical assault, in which acid was thrown at a Roma woman and her child, resulting in serious injuries. Lunaria reported a further two physical assaults, including one carried out by a group against a ten-year-old boy, and one attempted arson attack against a Roma settlement. Association 21 July also reported two attacks in the space of two days against a Roma settlement, causing serious injuries.

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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson‑in‑Office on combating anti-Semitism conducted a country visit to Italy. Following the visit, the Personal Representative presented his recommendations, which included preventative educational and awareness‑raising efforts and training for police and prosecutors.

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published findings from a survey on experiences and perceptions of anti-Semitism conducted in Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The survey showed that many respondents have been victims of anti-Semitic violence and harassment, and feared becoming hate crime victims in the future. The survey also mapped the extent of unreported anti-Semitic hate crime. FRA recommended that EU Member States consider taking a number of steps to improve the reporting, recording, investigating and prosecuting of hate crimes.

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