Poverty and living standards in Vas (Nyugat-Dunántúl, Hungary): official figures

Vas County had a registered crime rate of 1,861 offences per 100,000 residents in 2024 (4,595 offences), against 2,442 for Hungary; that ranks 10th lowest of 20 counties.

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• The number of registered offences in Vas County went from 3,358 in 2020 to 4,595 in 2024, and the rate per 100,000 was up 7.9% on 2023. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Larceny was the most common registered crime in Vas County in 2024 with 915 cases (371 per 100,000 residents), followed by fraud with 672 cases. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Of 4,036 perpetration incidents (offences linked to a known offender) recorded in Vas County in 2024, 9.3% were committed by under-18s and 24.4% by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 66,458 people in Vas County drew a pension, benefit or annuity in January 2025, 55,812 of them old-age pensioners, compared with 76,641 benefit holders in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• An average of 1,482 children in Vas County received the means-tested regular child protection allowance in 2024, 6.0 per 1,000 residents against 19.9 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 854 people in Vas County received employment-substituting support, the basic benefit for working-age people without a job, in an average month of 2024 (3.5 per 1,000 residents; national 5.5). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 666 people in Vas County were in the public works scheme (közfoglalkoztatás) in December 2024, 2.7 per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 394 minors in Vas County had been taken into child protection by the end of 2024 (16.0 per 10,000 residents), and 33 children and young adults were placed with foster parents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Shelters and homes for homeless people in Vas County had 155 beds in 2024, with 141 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 22,212 families in Vas County received the family allowance (családi pótlék) in an average month of 2024. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Vas compares with other counties in Hungary

Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents (2024)

Vas ranks 11 of 20, highest first.

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

Vas ranks 7 of 20, highest first.

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

Vas ranks 18 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)

Vas ranks 12 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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