Austria recorded 133 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2025 – including attacks on churches and other Christian sites – most of which were committed by foreigners, the Austrian government said. According to a report by Austria’s Federal Ministry of the Interior, “hate crimes” against Christians rose by 29 percent in 2025, compared to the previous year. The total amount of decidedly anti-Christian crimes was 133, around 19 percent of all religiously motivated crimes. The anti-Christian crimes in Austria are part of a growing trend of such incidents across Europe. Data from the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe recorded more than 2,200 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2024 throughout the continent.