Country vs country: Crime Stats: compare key data on Hungary & United States and Crime Stats: compare key data on Hungary & United States compared Crime

STAT Hungary United States HISTORY
Crime levels 36.5
Ranked 59th.
55.84
Ranked 30th. 53% more than Hungary
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 2.3%
Ranked 20th.
13.7%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Hungary
Drugs > Opiates use 0.3%
Ranked 5th.
0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Hungary
Murder rate 1.38 5
Murders with firearms per million 3.74
Ranked 31st.
32.57
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Hungary
Police officers 310.1
Ranked 5th. 27% more than United States
243.6
Ranked 27th.
Rape rate 2.5
Ranked 42nd.
27.3
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Hungary

Total crimes 420,782
Ranked 26th.
11.88 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Hungary
Total crimes per 1000 41.42
Ranked 21st. About the same as United States
41.29
Ranked 22nd.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 5.5
Ranked 89th.
88.8
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Hungary
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 1.39
Ranked 66th.
4.7
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Hungary

Violent crime > Murder rate 133
Ranked 53th.
12,996
Ranked 9th. 98 times more than Hungary

Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 13.3
Ranked 68th.
42.01
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Hungary

Violent crime > Rapes 246
Ranked 34th.
84,767
Ranked 1st. 345 times more than Hungary

Violent crime > Rapes per million people 24.6
Ranked 42nd.
274.04
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Hungary

Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,988
Ranked 13th.
2,014
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Hungary
Violent crime > Murders per million people 13.3
Ranked 68th.
42.01
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Hungary

Violent crime > Murders 133
Ranked 53th.
12,996
Ranked 9th. 98 times more than Hungary

Burglaries 442.2
Ranked 7th.
714.4
Ranked 9th. 62% more than Hungary

Robberies 31.9
Ranked 11th.
146.4
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Hungary
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 54.9
Ranked 72nd.
65.22
Ranked 44th. 19% more than Hungary
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 30.39
Ranked 36th.
32.55
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Hungary
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 55.88
Ranked 40th. 34% more than United States
41.84
Ranked 60th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 2.2
Ranked 92nd.
5.9
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Hungary
Murders with firearms 38
Ranked 30th.
9,369
Ranked 4th. 247 times more than Hungary
Age of criminal responsibility (notes) 12 for premeditated homicide, voluntary manslaughter and bodily harm leading to death or resulting in life-threatening injuries; 14 for other crimes. url= http://www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?ArticleID=3882 |title= Saving a generation of young people |first=Don |last=Brash |authorlink= Don Brash |publisher= New Zealand National Party |date = 21 March 2005 |accessdate= 31 October 2012}}</ref>; however, only 15 states have set minimum ages, which range from 6 to 12 years. States without statutory minimum ages rely on common law, which means that 7 is the minimum age in most states; for federal crimes the age has been set at 11.
Prisoners 17,862 prisoners
Ranked 54th.
2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 113 times more than Hungary
Assaults 127
Ranked 9th.
786.7
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Hungary
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 73.8
Ranked 32nd.
390.2
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Hungary

Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 26.96
Ranked 68th.
75.54
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Hungary
Murders > WHO 2.1
Ranked 125th.
5.6
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Hungary
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 83.33
Ranked 35th. 11% more than United States
75.24
Ranked 57th.

Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 9.8%
Ranked 5th.
51.6%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Hungary
Prisoners > Per capita 165 per 100,000 people
Ranked 51st.
715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Hungary
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Genocide, high treason Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 36.76
Ranked 58th.
42.08
Ranked 43th. 14% more than Hungary
Software piracy rate 42%
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than United States
20%
Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 47.55
Ranked 53th.
57.93
Ranked 28th. 22% more than Hungary
Drug offences 4,786 per 100,000 people
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than United States
560.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 28
Ranked 78th.
61.82
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Hungary
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 68.33
Ranked 49th. 61% more than United States
42.45
Ranked 69th.
Sentence Length 52
Ranked 21st. 79% more than United States
29
Ranked 30th.
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 20\u201340 years or never 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 31
Ranked 68th.
44.84
Ranked 33th. 45% more than Hungary
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 33.82
Ranked 65th.
45.01
Ranked 47th. 33% more than Hungary
Illicit drugs transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and cannabis and for South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; limited producer of precursor chemicals, particularly for amphetamine and methamphetamine; efforts to counter money laundering, related to organized crime and drug trafficking, are improving, but remain vulnerable; significant consumer of ecstasy world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center
Frauds 25,281
Ranked 17th.
371,800
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Hungary
Serious assaults 80.7
Ranked 2nd.
281.6
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Hungary
Prisoners per 1000 1.76 prisoners
Ranked 50th.
7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Hungary
Murders committed by youths 41
Ranked 45th.
8,226
Ranked 3rd. 201 times more than Hungary
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence Murder, after 3 violent crimes Varies by state
Judges 26.8%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
10.8%
Ranked 3rd.

Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 38
Ranked 62nd.
48.52
Ranked 39th. 28% more than Hungary
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users 21.7%
Ranked 22nd.
46.8%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Hungary

Prisoners > Female 6%
Ranked 28th.
8.5%
Ranked 9th. 42% more than Hungary
Judges and Magistrates 2,512
Ranked 16th.
29,023
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Hungary
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 under 18 : max. 15 years' imprisonment Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 8,354
Ranked 31st.
1.25 million
Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Hungary
Car thefts per 1000 0.822
Ranked 37th.
4.33
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Hungary
Murders committed by youths per million 4
Ranked 45th.
29.48
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Hungary
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 56.12
Ranked 41st.
59.02
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Hungary
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Adults prosecuted 111,779
Ranked 15th.
14.2 million
Ranked 1st. 127 times more than Hungary
Prosecutors 15.4%
Ranked 8th. 75% more than United States
8.8%
Ranked 1st.

Judges and Magistrates per million 247.28
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States
100.91
Ranked 31st.
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 42.35
Ranked 44th. 1% more than United States
42.04
Ranked 45th.
Prison staff 72.4%
Ranked 1st.
138.3%
Ranked 1st. 91% more than Hungary

Jails 31
Ranked 49th.
1,558
Ranked 6th. 50 times more than Hungary
Murders committed by youths per capita 1.4
Ranked 47th.
11
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Hungary
Adults prosecuted per 1000 11
Ranked 11th.
49.38
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Hungary
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 4.4%
Ranked 47th. 9 times more than United States
0.5%
Ranked 77th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 147.7%
Ranked 35th.
0.0
Ranked 126th.
Frauds per 1000 2.49
Ranked 12th. 93% more than United States
1.29
Ranked 24th.
Embezzlements 5,029
Ranked 15th.
17,300
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Hungary
Jails per million 3.05
Ranked 53th.
5.42
Ranked 24th. 78% more than Hungary
Embezzlements per million 495.05
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than United States
60.15
Ranked 39th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 22.4%
Ranked 97th. 12% more than United States
20%
Ranked 106th.

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