NCJ Number
138932
Date Published
1991
Length
11 pages
Annotation
The number of offenses reported to the Hungarian National Police increased by 133.7 percent between 1987 and 1991, with a peak increase of 51.3 percent in 1990.
Abstract
Between 1990 and 1991, growth was the highest in offenses against property, 265,937 cases in 1990 and 356,671 cases in 1991. The greatest rate of increase in property crimes involved car thefts (5,376 cases in 1990 and 15,814 cases in 1991). Theft by breaking and entering was the most organized form of property crime, and victims most commonly included businessmen, physicians, and lawyers. Banks, money deliveries, gas stations, and shopkeepers were principal victims of robbery. Crimes against public order increased by 25.4 percent from 14,727 cases in 1990 to 18,474 cases in 1991. The number of offenses against the person totaled 13,974 in 1991, compared to 13,043 in 1990, for a 7.1- percent increase. Offenses against marriage, family, youth, and sexual morals dropped by 6.4 percent, from 8,236 in 1990 to 7,171 in 1991. For 1990 and 1991, 1,660 and 1,637 homicides were committed, respectively. Violence against officials, including police officers, increased between 1990 (816 cases) and 1991 (974 cases) by 19.4 percent. Drug abuse cases numbered 46 in 1991, compared to 34 in 1990. Economic crime types included credit fraud, offenses associated with commercial activity, violations of currency and customs regulations, tax fraud, insurance fraud, and offenses related to privatization. Recidivists constituted 16 percent of known offenders in 1991, 9.2 percent more than in 1990. In 1991, 81 percent of juvenile delinquents committed property crimes. Tabular data on both offenses and offenders are provided.