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Database: Acts of violence

Below you may find some statistics related to the acts of ideological violence known to SOVA Center. The data have been added systematically since 2007. Use the “Filter” form to specify the selection criteria. A value can be set or left blank.
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The data do not include victims of attacks in the North Caucasus and Crimea and victims of mass brawls as well as the homeless victims of violence if the motive of hatred has not been established by investigators.

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Total: 4236 affected

	Type of victim	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	Total
1	Central Asia	41	18	1	7	4	16	5	11	28	17	45	78	46	52	106	132	190	135	932
2	Caucasus	17	7		7	9	1		4	3	8	17	31	21	26	50	97	102	104	504
3	Black people		5	3	5	2	1	1	1	1	6	15	7	26	21	30	61	30	36	251
4	Arab world	2						4			4	6	1	2	5	2	2	15	23	66
5	Other Asian countries	1	3	2		1	2	3	3	5	2	6	8	5	15	22	51	49	85	263
6	Other "non-Slavic"	50	30	3	20	9	19	15	8	10	10	15	41	17	27	112	71	73	79	609
7	Ideological opponents	9	15	7	9	9	5	24	23	17	17	16	7	59	41	72	83	108	190	711
8	Russian	2	6		1		2		2	4	1	5	4	5	11	11	8	15	22	99
9	Jews				1	1	1			3	3	1	2		3	3	4	6	11	39
10	Religious groups	3	2	3				1	3	22	23	15	30	12	32	26	33	7	9	221
11	LGBT	3	19	6	22	18	19	19	12	5	9	10	27	12	3	3	1	7	8	203
12	Other «moral enemies»	45	1	1	2	2	9	17	5	3	11	14	5	8	7	4	6	8	4	152
13	Others or unknown	8	17	7	4	5	10	2	8	3	8	8	6	9	9	30	9	23	20	186
Total		181	123	33	78	60	85	91	80	104	119	173	247	222	252	471	558	633	726	4236

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Database: Acts of violence

Total: 4236 affected

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