Poverty and living standards in Somogy (Dél-Dunántúl, Hungary): official figures

Somogy County had a registered crime rate of 1,760 offences per 100,000 residents in 2024 (5,130 offences), against 2,442 for Hungary; that ranks 7th lowest of 20 counties.

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• The number of registered offences in Somogy County went from 5,150 in 2020 to 5,130 in 2024, and the rate per 100,000 was up 5.3% on 2023. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Larceny was the most common registered crime in Somogy County in 2024 with 1,471 cases (505 per 100,000 residents), followed by fraud with 690 cases. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Of 3,946 perpetration incidents (offences linked to a known offender) recorded in Somogy County in 2024, 11.9% were committed by under-18s and 22.8% by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 80,026 people in Somogy County drew a pension, benefit or annuity in January 2025, 65,371 of them old-age pensioners, compared with 98,815 benefit holders in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• An average of 8,973 children in Somogy County received the means-tested regular child protection allowance in 2024, 30.8 per 1,000 residents against 19.9 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 3,332 people in Somogy County received employment-substituting support, the basic benefit for working-age people without a job, in an average month of 2024 (11.4 per 1,000 residents; national 5.5). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 2,291 people in Somogy County were in the public works scheme (közfoglalkoztatás) in December 2024, 7.9 per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 765 minors in Somogy County had been taken into child protection by the end of 2024 (26.2 per 10,000 residents), and 379 children and young adults were placed with foster parents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Shelters and homes for homeless people in Somogy County had 146 beds in 2024, with 197 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 29,709 families in Somogy County received the family allowance (családi pótlék) in an average month of 2024. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Somogy compares with other counties in Hungary

Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents (2024)

Somogy ranks 14 of 20, highest first.

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

Somogy ranks 16 of 20, highest first.

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

Somogy ranks 7 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)

Somogy ranks 4 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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