Actions against places of worship in 2022–2023 (VID)

The religion most affected by attempts of vandalism, desecration or destruction of religious sites and buildings is Christianity. Up to 89 % of all recorded attacks were aimed at Christian locations, followed by Islam at 3 %, Judaism at 2 %, Hinduism and Buddhism at 1 % each, and the “other” category at 3 %. Organized crime, government officials and normal citizens made up the top three known categories of perpetrators of such attacks, at 18 %, 9 % and 8 % respectively. At the time of writing this report, the database is still being updated; as such, data might be incomplete and require further processing and review.