Slovenia - 2012
Overall numbers of racist & hate crime
- Code:
- S1
- Key Area:
- Racist violence - Hate Speech Statistics
- Strand(s):
- Statistics
| Short Answer |
52 cases of public incitement to hatred, violence or intolerance (Article 297 of the Criminal Code), handled by the police in 2010. 11 cases of violation of right to equality (Article 131 of the Criminal Code), handled by the police in 2010. |
| Qualitative Info |
Number of cases of public incitement to hatred, violence or intolerance (Article 297 of the Criminal Code), handled by the police in
2008 – 19 2009 – 16 2010 – 52
There is a considerable upward trend in the recorded cases due to 1) the legal development (the 2008 Criminal Code extended the prohibition of incitement to racially motivated hatred to the ground of sexual orientation and disability) and 2) a good cooperation between the police and Spletno-Oko.si, an internet-based contact point, established in 2007, where the concerned individuals may anonymously report, among other things, instances of hate speech. Number of cases of violation of right to equality (Article 131 of the Criminal Code), handled by the police in
2008 – 9 2009 – 9 2010 – 11
Source: General Police Directorate, information provided upon request |
| Numbers of cases | 63 |
| Official or estimates | official |
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| Groups affected/interested | |
| Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence |
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| Short Answer |
52 cases of public incitement to hatred, violence or intolerance (Article 297 of the Criminal Code), handled by the police in 2011 and 37 cases in the first half of 2012. 1 case of violation of right to equality (Article 131 of the Criminal Code), handled by the police in 2011. |
| Qualitative Info |
Number of cases of public incitement to hatred, violence or intolerance (Article 297 of the Criminal Code), handled by the police in
2008 – 19 2009 – 16 2010 – 52 2011 - 52 2012 (first half) - 37
There is a considerable upward trend in the recorded cases due to 1) the legal development (the 2008 Criminal Code extended the prohibition of incitement to racially motivated hatred to the ground of sexual orientation and disability) and 2) a good cooperation between the police and Spletno-Oko.si, an internet-based contact point, established in 2007, where the concerned individuals may anonymously report, among other things, instances of hate speech. Number of cases of violation of right to equality (Article 131 of the Criminal Code), handled by the police in
2008 – 9 2009 – 9 2010 – 11 2011 - 1
Source: General Police Directorate, information provided upon request |
| Numbers of cases | 53 |
| Official or estimates | official |
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| Groups affected/interested | |
| Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence |
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