The Racist Violence Recording Network in Greece published its 12th consecutive annual report presenting quantitative and qualitative analysis of incidents of racist violence and other forms of bias-motivated violence and harassment in 2023.

Building on evidence from interviews, the report documents 158 incidents of racist violence. These are broken down as follows:

• In 89 incidents migrants, refugees and asylum seekers were targeted because of their national origin, religion or skin colour, in some cases in combination with sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. 
• In 1 incident a Greek citizen was targeted by a third-country national (TCN) on the basis of ethnic origin. 
• In 5 incidents Greek citizens were targeted on the basis of their Roma ethnic origin.
• In 1 incident a Holocaust memorial was targeted. 
• In 1 incident a person was targeted on the basis of disability. 
• In 61 incidents  LGBTQI+ persons were targeted on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression. One of these was in combination with disability-based targeting. 
• In 79 incidents, victims reported having experienced violence before.
• In 15 incidents cross-sectional targeting was found, meaning that victims experienced violence because of more than one of their specific characteristics. 
• In 50 incidents, minors were identified among those targeted.

The report finds that there is a wide geographical spread of incidents of racist violence in the country and an escalation of hate speech in the public arena, as well as intense and persistent racist violence at the country's borders, mainly towards refugees and migrants. The report also examines systematic, racist behaviour by state representatives, the targeting of individuals in intra-school and intra-family contexts, the link between pervasive hate speech and racist violence. Further, it identifies barriers hindering victims from lodging formal complaints - such as fear, trauma, and mistrust of authorities - and stresses the necessity of comprehensive policies and effective support mechanisms for victims.

The report concludes with recommendations to the state for the tackling of racist crimes and the support of those affected by racist violence. Many of these recommendations have been in place since the inception of the network, while several are added as the network becomes increasingly involved in preventing and responding to racist crime.