CRIMINAL ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF HATE OFFENSES: QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the criminological analysis of the state of hate
crimes by quantitative indicators. It has been established that the trends in the
spread of hate crimes in Ukraine are clearly unfavorable. A general trend towards
an increase in the level of relevant criminal offenses in all categories is recorded,
especially since 2022, after the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation.
Against the background of a reduction in the territory of statistical accounting,
intensive migration processes, and partial depopulation, the growth rates of hate
crimes are determined by extremely high indicators. There is a change in the
nature of their commission towards openness, obviousness, and cynicism. The
problem of latency of this type of criminal activity is acute. Genocide, crimes
against humanity, a number of war crimes should also be attributed to hate
crimes, but to a special category of them, politically motivated, military-
contextual, which requires a separate study.