Poverty and living standards in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg (Észak-Alföld, Hungary): official figures

Police and prosecutors registered 10,535 criminal offences in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in 2024, 2,016 per 100,000 residents, 8th highest of 20 counties (national rate 2,442).

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• The number of registered offences in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County went from 10,228 in 2020 to 10,535 in 2024, and the rate per 100,000 was up 29.2% on 2023. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Larceny was the most common registered crime in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in 2024 with 3,230 cases (618 per 100,000 residents), followed by fraud with 1,502 cases. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Of 9,535 perpetration incidents (offences linked to a known offender) recorded in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in 2024, 11.0% were committed by under-18s and 15.0% by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 119,377 people in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County drew a pension, benefit or annuity in January 2025, 92,577 of them old-age pensioners, compared with 167,029 benefit holders in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• An average of 31,994 children in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County received the means-tested regular child protection allowance in 2024, 61.2 per 1,000 residents against 19.9 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 6,462 people in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County received employment-substituting support, the basic benefit for working-age people without a job, in an average month of 2024 (12.4 per 1,000 residents; national 5.5). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 14,972 people in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County were in the public works scheme (közfoglalkoztatás) in December 2024, 28.7 per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 3,550 minors in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County had been taken into child protection by the end of 2024 (67.9 per 10,000 residents), and 477 children and young adults were placed with foster parents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Shelters and homes for homeless people in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County had 271 beds in 2024, with 274 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 63,320 families in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County received the family allowance (családi pótlék) in an average month of 2024. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg compares with other counties in Hungary

Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents (2024)

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 8 of 20, highest first.

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

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 20 of 20, highest first.

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

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 2 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)

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 3 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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