Racism in Russia - Decline of Reported Hate Crimes

Decline of Reported Hate Crimes

Since 2008 the number of hate crimes in Russia declined.

The main outcome of 2009 was a clear reduction in the number of victims of racist and neo-Nazi motivated violence for the first time in six years of observation conducted by SOVA Center. To some extent, credit should go to the law enforcement agencies who suppressed the largest and most aggressive ultra-right groups in the Moscow region in the second half of 2008 and in 2009. However, despite all efforts, xenophobic violence remains alarming in its scope and extends over most of the Russian regions, affecting hundreds of people. —Galina Kozhevnikova, SOVA Center

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