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

Police and prosecutors registered 4,396 criminal offences in Zala County in 2024, 1,699 per 100,000 residents, 3rd lowest of 20 counties (national rate 2,442).

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• The number of registered offences in Zala County went from 3,121 in 2020 to 4,396 in 2024, and the rate per 100,000 was up 23.0% on 2023. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Larceny was the most common registered crime in Zala County in 2024 with 1,240 cases (479 per 100,000 residents), followed by fraud with 621 cases. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Of 3,157 perpetration incidents (offences linked to a known offender) recorded in Zala County in 2024, 9.6% were committed by under-18s and 28.2% by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 75,016 people in Zala County drew a pension, benefit or annuity in January 2025, 63,019 of them old-age pensioners, compared with 82,704 benefit holders in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• An average of 3,619 children in Zala County received the means-tested regular child protection allowance in 2024, 14.0 per 1,000 residents against 19.9 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 1,058 people in Zala County received employment-substituting support, the basic benefit for working-age people without a job, in an average month of 2024 (4.1 per 1,000 residents; national 5.5). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 1,003 people in Zala County were in the public works scheme (közfoglalkoztatás) in December 2024, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 556 minors in Zala County had been taken into child protection by the end of 2024 (21.5 per 10,000 residents), and 0 children and young adults were placed with foster parents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Shelters and homes for homeless people in Zala County had 259 beds in 2024, with 232 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 24,777 families in Zala County received the family allowance (családi pótlék) in an average month of 2024. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Zala compares with other counties in Hungary

Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents (2024)

Zala ranks 18 of 20, highest first.

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

Zala ranks 8 of 20, highest first.

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

Zala ranks 12 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)

Zala ranks 11 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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