Racism and xenophobia were the bias motivations for 1160 hate crimes recorded in Italy in 2021. In addition, 83 cases concerned sexual orientation and gender identity, while 202 hate crimes occurred to people with disabilities.
Number of hate crimes recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by bias motivation
Characteristic
Number of hate crimes
Racism and xenophobia
1,160
Bias against other groups - people with disabilities
202
Bias against other groups - sexual orientation or gender identity
The source adds the following information: The data presented here includes information from the police database (SDI) and information gathered by the Observatory for Security against Acts of Discrimination (OSCAD). The breakdown below consists of: (i) SDI data covering the following bias motivations: "race/colour"; ethnicity; nationality; language; anti-Semitism; bias against Roma and Sinti; bias against Muslims; and bias against members of other religions; and (ii) OSCAD data on hate crimes motivated by bias against "sexual orientation and transgender identity" and bias against people with "disability"."
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