Counties with the highest crime rates in Hungary

Hungarian National Police Headquarters’ data shows that the Midwestern region (Zala, Vas, Veszprém) is the most peaceful area in the country. It might be a shocking reveal, but more than 500 people above 60 committed crime during the past year in Northern Hungary. In the infamous Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, for instance, 300 elderly people were caught by the police, according to Magyar Idők. Transdanubia, however, seems to be ruled by tranquillity.

Of course the centre of the country, Pest County has the highest crime rates in Hungary with more than 19,000 registered cases. It is not surprising in a sense that one-eighth of the population lives in this region, 1,226,115 people to be exact. People from Budapest tend to drive drunk quite often, and they have unfavourable statistics concerning drug use and theft, as well.

On the other hand, the number of crime cases decreased by 47 percent in the past 7 years.

Northern Hungary has been one of the most critical regions for years. Though this area also shows significant improvement, the police are still busy with the local criminals, most notably with teenagers.

Almost 13,000 criminal acts were recorded in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, ranking the second after Pest County on the list of the most crime-infested territories. This county has a high number of drunk drivers, frauds, forgery and misuse of firearms. It is also right behind Pest County concerning drug use and distribution.