Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa registered a total of 85 hate incidents in 2025, accounting for 44% of the cases counted in Euskadi, according to the Report on Hate Incidents presented by the Security Councillor of the Basque Government, Bingen Zupiria, in the Basque Parliament. Of the 85 incidents in Bizkaia, 40 were related to racist or xenophobic motives, while another 23 stemmed from the victims' sexual orientation or identity.
The report also focuses on the profile of those investigated. Minors form the largest group, with 43 individuals under 18 years old. They are followed by people aged between 18 and 29, with 19 cases. These figures highlight a significant presence of young people among those investigated for such conduct.
Regarding temporal distribution, January and October were the months with the highest number of incidents, each recording ten cases. By season, winter saw the most activity, with 29 hate crimes registered, while autumn was the period with the fewest incidents, at 11.
Weekends continue to be the times when these incidents most frequently occur. Friday was the day with the most recorded incidents, with 16 cases in Bizkaia. Furthermore, the night-time period is consolidating as the one with the highest concentration of hate crimes: 36 of the registered incidents occurred between 6:00 PM and 11:59 PM.
At the Euskadi level, a total of 193 potentially criminal hate incidents were registered in 2025, an 18% decrease from the previous year. However, the report itself warns that these figures should be interpreted with caution due to significant underreporting. Factors such as fear of reprisals, distrust in institutions, the administrative status of some victims, or lack of knowledge about procedures make it difficult for all cases to come to the attention of the Ertzaintza.
