Police head’s surprising claim about how safe Budapest is
Government close Magyar Nemzet interviewed Budapest police (BRFK) chief Tamás Terdik about how safe the magnificent Hungarian capital is.
According to the summary of Hír TV about the interview, Mr Terdik said Budapest was one of the world’s safest capitals. He said they had to secure 3,240 events in Budapest in 2023. They banned or restricted only 13. According to Mr Terdik, those numbers prove that the BRFK guarantees the right to peaceful demonstrations and public assemblies. The events secured by the Budapest police include the visit of Pope Francis, the World Athletics Championships and the 2023 UEFA Europa League final.
He said independent surveys showed Budapest was one of the world’s safest capitals. Their average arrival time to any crime scene is just 12 minutes, the lowest in the country.
The number of burglaries, and car thefts decreased significantly: Budapest is safe
He cited a well-known tourism magazine which rated Budapest the world’s third safest city for women travelling alone. Furthermore, the Jewish News Syndicate wrote last year that Budapest was the only European capital that deserved to be called a safe place for Jews.
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Mr Terdik said there were 35 murders in Budapest last year, but the police managed to uncover all of them. Meanwhile, the number of burglaries fell drastically, just like car theft numbers. In 2010, 3,300 cars were stolen in Budapest. The police managed to reduce that number to only 103 in 2023. Moreover, they can catch the perpetrators with a 95% efficacy.
The General Assembly of Budapest approved the police chief’s report unanimously in March.
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