Poverty and living standards in Veszprém (Közép-Dunántúl, Hungary): official figures

Police and prosecutors registered 7,536 criminal offences in Veszprém County in 2024, 2,252 per 100,000 residents, 6th highest of 20 counties (national rate 2,442).

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• The number of registered offences in Veszprém County went from 4,426 in 2020 to 7,536 in 2024, and the rate per 100,000 was up 68.9% on 2023. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Larceny was the most common registered crime in Veszprém County in 2024 with 1,376 cases (411 per 100,000 residents), followed by fraud with 1,460 cases. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Of 5,801 perpetration incidents (offences linked to a known offender) recorded in Veszprém County in 2024, 16.9% were committed by under-18s and 21.7% by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 89,496 people in Veszprém County drew a pension, benefit or annuity in January 2025, 76,067 of them old-age pensioners, compared with 103,392 benefit holders in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• An average of 2,880 children in Veszprém County received the means-tested regular child protection allowance in 2024, 8.6 per 1,000 residents against 19.9 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 886 people in Veszprém County received employment-substituting support, the basic benefit for working-age people without a job, in an average month of 2024 (2.6 per 1,000 residents; national 5.5). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 764 people in Veszprém County were in the public works scheme (közfoglalkoztatás) in December 2024, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 885 minors in Veszprém County had been taken into child protection by the end of 2024 (26.4 per 10,000 residents), and 815 children and young adults were placed with foster parents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Shelters and homes for homeless people in Veszprém County had 386 beds in 2024, with 370 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 33,809 families in Veszprém County received the family allowance (családi pótlék) in an average month of 2024. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Veszprém compares with other counties in Hungary

Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents (2024)

Veszprém ranks 6 of 20, highest first.

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

Veszprém ranks 5 of 20, highest first.

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

Veszprém ranks 15 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)

Veszprém ranks 15 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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