Poverty and living standards in Bács-Kiskun (Dél-Alföld, Hungary): official figures

Bács-Kiskun County had a registered crime rate of 1,987 offences per 100,000 residents in 2024 (9,738 offences), against 2,442 for Hungary; that ranks 9th highest of 20 counties.

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• The number of registered offences in Bács-Kiskun County went from 12,256 in 2020 to 9,738 in 2024, and the rate per 100,000 was up 0.6% on 2023. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Larceny was the most common registered crime in Bács-Kiskun County in 2024 with 2,914 cases (595 per 100,000 residents), followed by fraud with 1,152 cases. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Of 8,653 perpetration incidents (offences linked to a known offender) recorded in Bács-Kiskun County in 2024, 5.4% were committed by under-18s and 14.6% by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 127,878 people in Bács-Kiskun County drew a pension, benefit or annuity in January 2025, 103,650 of them old-age pensioners, compared with 163,152 benefit holders in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• An average of 8,296 children in Bács-Kiskun County received the means-tested regular child protection allowance in 2024, 16.9 per 1,000 residents against 19.9 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 1,475 people in Bács-Kiskun County received employment-substituting support, the basic benefit for working-age people without a job, in an average month of 2024 (3.0 per 1,000 residents; national 5.5). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 2,363 people in Bács-Kiskun County were in the public works scheme (közfoglalkoztatás) in December 2024, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 1,588 minors in Bács-Kiskun County had been taken into child protection by the end of 2024 (32.4 per 10,000 residents), and 1,251 children and young adults were placed with foster parents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Shelters and homes for homeless people in Bács-Kiskun County had 471 beds in 2024, with 394 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 53,336 families in Bács-Kiskun County received the family allowance (családi pótlék) in an average month of 2024. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Bács-Kiskun compares with other counties in Hungary

Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents (2024)

Bács-Kiskun ranks 9 of 20, highest first.

Average monthly pension and benefit (HUF), January 2025 (2025)

Bács-Kiskun ranks 18 of 20, highest first.

Recipients of regular child protection allowance per 1,000 residents (2024)

Bács-Kiskun ranks 11 of 20, highest first. Population derived from the KSH crime table (offences divided by the rate per 100,000).

Recipients of employment-substituting support per 1,000 residents (2024)

Bács-Kiskun ranks 13 of 20, highest first.

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Sources

• Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH): Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2024: chapter 3.5 Social care protection (tables by county, capital and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 430512e0cd70…)
• Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH): Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2024: chapter 3.1 Labour (tables by county, capital and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d973255c0375…)
• Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH): Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2024: chapter 3.8 Justice (tables by county, capital and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 57eb93aee154…)

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