Indicators Relative frequencies by region Relative frequencies by settlement type
Central Hungarya Budapestb Pestb Central Transdanubia Western Transdanubia Southern Transdanubia Northern Hungary Northern Great Plain Southern Great Plain capital county seats, town of county rank other towns villages
2013
How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark?
very safe 19.2 19.8 18.5 10.7 16.9 19.0 12.1 16.6 21.6 19.8 12.2 15.7 20.4
fairly safe 42.4 40.7 44.8 52.0 56.8 45.1 51.2 47.7 47.6 40.7 44.3 45.9 54.6
a bit unsafe 22.9 25.9 18.4 27.5 17.9 26.3 25.1 23.3 20.4 25.9 28.2 25.4 16.7
very unsafe 15.5 13.6 18.3 9.8 8.4 9.6 11.7 12.4 10.4 13.6 15.3 13.0 8.3
total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2015
How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark?
very safe 23.5 28.1 17.2 23.7 28.9 20.3 17.7 18.6 28.1 28.1 17.1 23.7 23.0
fairly safe 50.1 47.2 54.3 47.0 52.9 55.6 47.5 54.3 49.6 47.2 50.6 48.5 55.6
a bit unsafe 17.6 19.5 15.1 25.2 15.2 18.7 25.6 22.2 18.3 19.5 26.3 20.7 15.7
very unsafe 8.7 5.3 13.4 4.1 3.0 5.4 9.3 4.9 4.1 5.3 6.1 7.2 5.7
total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2016
How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark?
very safe 29.4 32.4 24.8 24.5 27.5 18.6 22.4 20.7 29.4 32.4 18.9 25.3 26.1
fairly safe 45.8 43.2 49.7 52.4 57.5 55.6 44.8 53.2 47.4 43.2 51.6 47.5 54.7
a bit unsafe 18.7 19.6 17.4 20.2 12.1 19.8 23.1 19.4 18.3 19.6 21.7 20.3 15.2
very unsafe 6.1 4.7 8.1 3.0 3.0 6.0 9.7 6.7 4.9 4.7 7.8 6.9 4.1
total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2017
How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark?
very safe 35.2 37.8 31.2 24.9 34.8 22.1 17.3 20.7 25.7 37.8 21.2 27.2 25.2
fairly safe 43.5 41.7 46.2 58.3 52.8 56.1 52.1 55.8 53.7 41.7 53.9 49.2 57.4
a bit unsafe 16.0 15.7 16.3 14.5 10.6 17.4 23.5 18.0 16.0 15.7 19.5 18.0 14.0
very unsafe 5.3 4.7 6.3 2.2 1.8 4.4 7.0 5.5 4.5 4.7 5.4 5.6 3.4
total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2018
How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark?
very safe 36.0 37.0 34.6 32.9 34.9 29.7 20.5 28.5 30.5 37.0 22.2 31.1 34.3
fairly safe 45.2 43.8 47.4 58.1 58.4 56.9 54.8 52.7 50.6 43.8 61.0 52.0 50.7
a bit unsafe 14.6 16.1 12.3 6.6 5.4 11.3 19.1 15.3 16.2 16.1 13.6 13.5 11.4
very unsafe 4.1 3.1 5.7 2.4 1.2 2.1 5.6 3.5 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.6
total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2020
How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark?
very safe 28.9 25.6 33.8 24.0 36.7 36.1 18.2 21.5 28.6 25.6 21.3 32.7 27.3
fairly safe 49.5 51.7 46.1 62.2 52.8 50.5 53.3 58.7 51.6 51.7 58.0 48.4 56.1
a bit unsafe 17.7 19.6 14.8 11.2 9.1 10.8 21.7 17.4 15.8 19.6 17.5 15.5 12.5
very unsafe 3.9 3.1 5.3 2.6 1.3 2.5 6.8 2.4 4.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 4.1
total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2021
How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark?
very safe 26.9 25.4 29.1 23.1 45.3 35.3 17.0 22.7 37.7 25.4 25.7 33.3 29.0
fairly safe 56.3 59.6 51.4 67.4 49.7 52.3 50.3 64.4 48.5 59.6 60.1 49.3 57.1
a bit unsafe 13.8 12.8 15.3 8.1 4.7 10.6 26.5 12.0 11.6 12.8 12.3 14.7 11.4
very unsafe 3.0 2.3 4.2 1.4 0.3 1.8 6.2 0.9 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.6 2.6
total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2022
How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark?
very safe 30.6 27.3 35.2 37.9 51.2 43.6 23.6 23.5 37.5 27.3 36.7 36.1 34.3
fairly safe 54.9 58.7 49.4 54.4 42.4 41.5 48.6 59.9 46.0 58.7 49.1 48.1 50.3
a bit unsafe 11.7 11.8 11.6 7.2 5.9 12.7 22.6 14.0 13.5 11.8 12.5 13.2 12.1
very unsafe 2.8 2.2 3.8 0.5 0.5 2.2 5.3 2.6 2.9 2.2 1.8 2.6 3.3
total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2023
How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark?
very safe 31.1 23.5 41.1 36.0 44.7 41.9 23.7 18.6 37.3 23.5 28.0 36.2 35.5
fairly safe 50.8 54.6 45.8 55.8 46.0 44.6 50.5 62.4 47.8 54.6 55.8 48.7 49.9
a bit unsafe 14.5 17.6 10.4 6.9 7.4 10.3 20.4 14.6 10.8 17.6 13.3 11.8 10.9
very unsafe 3.6 4.3 2.7 1.3 1.9 3.2 5.4 4.3 4.1 4.3 2.9 3.3 3.7
total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Footnotes

aStatistical large region according to the territorial code system in force since 1 January 2018, formerly planning and statistical region and statistical large region.
bPlanning and statistical region and county according to the territorial code system in force since 1 January 2018, formerly county.

Explanation of symbols

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