Crime in Budapest Grew Overall Last Year - But Drop Recorded in Murders, Burglaries
- 28 Mar 2024 5:05 AM
- Hungary Matters
Budapest police chief Tamás Terdik told the meeting that there had been a considerable drop in the number of murders, with 35 murders registered in 2023, and none of them remained unsolved.
There was a 3% increase in the number of thefts, though the number of car thefts dropped by 8%, he said.
The number of burglaries dropped by 15% and the number of robberies by 8%, he said, adding that the number of burglaries was at an all-time low.
Terdik said there had been a shift in criminal activities, with an increase in cybercrime.
Budapest police received 201,000 calls last year and the average response time was 12%, among the fastest in the country, similarly to previous years, he said.
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