Poverty and living standards in Heves (Észak-Magyarország, Hungary): official figures

Police and prosecutors registered 8,901 criminal offences in Heves County in 2024, 3,137 per 100,000 residents, 4th highest of 20 counties (national rate 2,442).

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• The number of registered offences in Heves County went from 4,883 in 2020 to 8,901 in 2024, and the rate per 100,000 was up 50.3% on 2023. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Larceny was the most common registered crime in Heves County in 2024 with 3,989 cases (1406 per 100,000 residents), followed by fraud with 956 cases. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Of 8,386 perpetration incidents (offences linked to a known offender) recorded in Heves County in 2024, 6.1% were committed by under-18s and 9.4% by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 75,758 people in Heves County drew a pension, benefit or annuity in January 2025, 63,022 of them old-age pensioners, compared with 100,091 benefit holders in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• An average of 10,025 children in Heves County received the means-tested regular child protection allowance in 2024, 35.3 per 1,000 residents against 19.9 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 3,008 people in Heves County received employment-substituting support, the basic benefit for working-age people without a job, in an average month of 2024 (10.6 per 1,000 residents; national 5.5). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 1,743 people in Heves County were in the public works scheme (közfoglalkoztatás) in December 2024, 6.1 per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 1,498 minors in Heves County had been taken into child protection by the end of 2024 (52.8 per 10,000 residents), and 345 children and young adults were placed with foster parents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Shelters and homes for homeless people in Heves County had 160 beds in 2024, with 139 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 31,033 families in Heves County received the family allowance (családi pótlék) in an average month of 2024. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Heves compares with other counties in Hungary

Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents (2024)

Heves ranks 4 of 20, highest first.

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

Heves ranks 9 of 20, highest first.

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

Heves ranks 5 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)

Heves ranks 5 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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