Crime Statistics in Hungary

The Hungarian Crime Statistical System 3+1-pillar system: I. Administrative sources (3 pillars) II. Victimological Survey

I. Administrative sources A. Standard Police and Prosecutor Statistics B. Persons with Definitive Sentence C. Data Collection on Incarcerated People

A. Standard Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics Since 1964 Investigator authorities (The Police, The Board of Customs and Excise, The Border Guards, Prosecutors) Data-sheets (criminal cases, perpetrators) Scope of information (discovered publicly indicated criminal cases, perpetrators, offended party)

B. Persons with Definitive Sentence Since 1900 (digitalised since 1990) Data-sheets (adults, juvenile persons) Scope of information: socio-demographic backround, legal procedure, information on crime, sentences)

C. Data Collection on Incarcerated People Not cumulated (just on one specific day) Scope of information: socio-demographic variables, committed crimes, prisoners’s status, duration of incarceration, information on employment

II. Victimological Survey 1. Antecendents 2. Comparability 3. Research 4. Questionnaires

II/1. Antecendents NCVS, European Union members Hungarian antecendents (smaller sample or local researches) United Nations – Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: meeting challenges the 21th century Requirements of European Union

II/2. Comparability NCVS, United Nations National Survey of Crime Trends United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute- ICVS Hungarian experiences

II/3. The Research June 2003 10.000 people Method: face to face interview, questionnaire, personal questionning The reference period (life-prevalence, last five years, last half a year, 2002)

II/4. Questionnaires The Main Questionnaire The Crime Block The Self-filling Questionnaire