Hungary Is Low On Police

  • 7 Jan 2019 7:27 AM
  • Hungary Around the Clock
Hungary Is Low On Police
Hungary has the fewest police officers in relation to its population, according to Eurostat.

The EU statistics office says Hungary has 90 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants, less than one-third of the EU average of 318. 

The record holder is Cyprus with 573 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants. 

At the other end of the list, Hungary is followed by Finland with 137 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants.


MTI Photo: Balogh Zoltán

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