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A hate crime is a crime motivated by stereotypes or prejudices towards a certain group of people. Given that Da se zna! documents crimes and actions motivated by hatred towards LGBT+ people this questionnaire is focused only on this type of hate crimes and actions. For the existence of hate crimes, two conditions need to be met:

• that unlawful conduct constitutes a criminal offense prescribed by criminal law
• that the perpetrator was motivated by stereotypes and prejudices, ie that he committed the crime out of hatred towards LGBT+ persons.

The perpetrator of a hate crime or act chooses the victim because of his or her presumed or actual sexual orientation or gender identity. It is important to distinguish between hate-motivated actions and hate crimes. Namely, a procedure motivated by hatred is a physical and verbal procedure that includes prejudices and stereotypes, but does not constitute a crime. Although hate-motivated acts do not constitute crimes, they often precede, accompany or give context to hate crimes. Therefore, Da se zna! also documents hate-motivated practices, including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.