Shocking EU survey: Budapest citizens do not feel safe after dark

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Based on a recently published survey of the European Commission, Budapest is not among the places in Europe where people feel safe to walk home on the streets after dark. That is surprising if we consider how many times the Hungarian government communicates that Hungary is a much safer place than Western and Northern Europe, where illegal migrants cause serious security problems.

According to turizmus.com, the European Commission found that, on average, seven out of ten Europeans feel safe when walking home on the streets of their city after dark. Copenhagen is the safest city in that regard, while Rome is one of the least safe ones.

82% of the citizens think they can go home after dark without any problems in the Danish capital, Oviedo (Spain), and Ljubljana (the capital of Slovenia). Meanwhile, that rate is only 38% in Rome. That may mean only young men and women in good health would choose to walk home on the street of the Italian capital after dark.

Safety is low in Sofia, Athens, Ostrava, Istanbul, Liége, Napoli, and Marseille. In Miskolc, Northeastern Hungary, only 48% of the locals would walk home after dark.

In Budapest, that rate is significantly higher, 60%. However, that is way below the European average. In 2019, that rate was 67%.

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Tens of thousands of Hungarians live in this safe heaven

This may be surprising since the Hungarian government is proud that they do not let illegal migrants into the country. Furthermore, they regularly communicate that in Western and Northern Europe, so-called no-go zones were born, so those cities are perilous, especially after dark. That is because, according to them, migrants do not respect the rules of the place or the country.

However, even in Paris, Vienna or Munich, 74-80% of the people would feel safe walking home after dark.

Interestingly, Bucharest is in the same category as Budapest. However, in Kolozsvár (Cluj Napoca) in Transylvania, more than 80% of the locals would not be scared to walk home alone after sunset. That result is the best in the Carpathian Basin. According to the 2021 census, more than 33 thousand Hungarians live in Kolozsvár, “the capital of Transylvania”.

The most dangerous places in Europe – considering the data of the European Commission – are in Italy, the Balkans and the Carpathian Basin.

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