Tourism in Hungary

[imaginas]

Hello
I bought a ticket and i booked an apartment for 5 days in September but i have questions about the safety mainly in the night.What is the most dangerous areas in city?I will stay in Ferencvaros area (vivaldi apartments).

Thank you

[blogen_]

violent crimes (not lethal):


crimes in streets:


crimes against a property (not violent):


And this is the situation:

A - gypsy ghetto (District 8 and Soroksári ave), the North American or French style ethnic getto of the coloured peoples. Totally unsafe, recommended to avoid: all day and night!

B - the worst socialist housing estate (Havanna), recommended to avoid: all night!

C - big socialist housing estates, and rehabilitated ghettos. Safer than a Western European city, but be cautious at night!

The rest of the areas is safe.

[Fron]

Originally Posted by imaginas

Hello
I bought a ticket and i booked an apartment for 5 days in September but i have questions about the safety mainly in the night.What is the most dangerous areas in city?I will stay in Ferencvaros area (vivaldi apartments).

Thank you

Wikitravel sums it up very well, check it:

http://wikitravel.org/en/Budapest

[imaginas]

Thank you very much.
I will stay in ikör utca 2, 09.Ferencváros i think is the area "C".

[Vikusz]

Oh my gooooood.

Why wouldn't you say that WHOLE BUDAPEST is a dangerous place

Maybe the place covered with letter 'A' is can be dangerous, there are live gypsies.. But i dont think so its as serious as you write..

Its similar as Paris,London or New York.. you can be attack anywhere. I had been in Paris at night, and yepp some people attacked me. ( they didnt robb me, or hit me, but they were attackers..)
Or if you go into a Disco or sth like that in London, you also can be in trouble..

But i dont think so its diffrient from other cities. The best thing when you are with friends, at least 3persons. and there wont be any problem.

[blogen_]

Originally Posted by Vikusz

Its similar as Paris,London or New York.. you can be attack anywhere. I had been in Paris at night, and yepp some people attacked me. ( they didnt robb me, or hit me, but they were attackers..)

I say this. The "C" area possible safer than an average Western European or North American city. For example violent crimes/100 000 Residents:

Budapest: min: 130 --> max: 800
London: min: <120 --> max: >1790
Chicago: min: <500 --> max: >4000

[Bikes]

Originally Posted by Vikusz

Oh my gooooood.

Why wouldn't you say that WHOLE BUDAPEST is a dangerous place

Maybe the place covered with letter 'A' is can be dangerous, there are live gypsies.. But i dont think so its as serious as you write..

Its similar as Paris,London or New York.. you can be attack anywhere. I had been in Paris at night, and yepp some people attacked me. ( they didnt robb me, or hit me, but they were attackers..)
Or if you go into a Disco or sth like that in London, you also can be in trouble..

But i dont think so its diffrient from other cities. The best thing when you are with friends, at least 3persons. and there wont be any problem.

Your listed cities are by far more dangerous than BP.

[imaginas]

Vikusz all the cities around in the world have problems not only Budapest.And in Athens we have areas with crimes for example the area south of Omonia Square 400m along is crouwed with africans and asians and is the area must to avoid (Menandrou street and Sofokleous street bellow Athinas street).In additional urbans as Ano Liosia and Aspropirgos have many gypsies.The area in center o Athens as Agios Panteleimonas have many crimes from illegals emigrants.Don't worry not say "Budapest is dangerous" but as a tourist i think is better to know

[Kaposztakukac]

generally said, budapest is a very safe city. violent crimes, especially against tourists are very rare. with some common sense anyone can avoid getting into dangerous situations. The map shown above is not really useful as there are by far less dangerous spots in the city. Places, one should avoid at night usually are not very appealing for tourists, therefore they would hardly get there anyway. Again, the city itself is very safe, there is no need to be afraid.

[blogen_]

Originally Posted by Kaposztakukac

The map shown above is not really useful as there are by far less dangerous spots in the city.

Az A zóna egyértelműen az, a B zónában se árt vigyázni. A C terület pedig nagy lakótelepek, ott azért van balhé, kötekedés rendesen. Kőbánya vagy Angyalföld az nem egy Zugló. Békásmegyer se, de az rá se fért a térképre. Ez lehet, hogy egy átlagos londoni közállapothoz képest lóalkatrész, de azért mégiscsak valami.

Places, one should avoid at night usually are not very appealing for tourists, therefore they would hardly get there anyway. Again, the city itself is very safe, there is no need to be afraid.

Ezt se jelenteném ki. Ránézésre miben különbözik a nyolcker (oké, nem annyira kinnt mint az Orczy tér, hanem a közbenső részek a körút és az Orczy közt), mondjuk a hétkertől! Ugyancsak a kicsit romos, kicsit romantikus, nagyon lerohadt, héhol foltokban felújított eklektikus-későmodern halmaz, miközben lakóit és a terület közbiztonságát tekintve a Rákóczi út egy elég durva határvonal. Szal a turista könnyen áttévedhet.

Ezenkívül semmiképp se hazudjunk a turistáknak! Elég ha egyet elkapnak a cigók és máris azzal van kiplakátolva a nyugati bulvársajtó, hogy Budapest egy horrorfőváros, ahol úgy gyakják a turistákat, mintha csak egy szlovákiában játszódó horrort látnánk és akkor szopóágra kerül a turizmusunk, pedig a város tényleg békés, csak vannak ótvaros részei, amit a turistáknak messzire el kell kerülniük, és ez közérdek.

[BND]

Én az északi C zóna délnyugati sarkában lakom, ami lakótelep, de egyszer sem volt még balhéban vagy köteketésben részem, sem azoknak akiket a környéken ismerek. Igaz, nem lakik etnikum a környéken

Csak annyit akartam mondani, hogy a XIII. ker. középső része nem egy súlycsoport pl. a Haller utca környékével, ami szintén C. Szerintem még Zuglónál is kevésbé "rizikós", ha van értelme ilyesmiről beszélni.

A válaszod egyébként maximálisan korrekt

[blogen_]

Originally Posted by BND

Én az északi C zóna délnyugati sarkában lakom, ami lakótelep, de egyszer sem volt még balhéban vagy köteketésben részem, sem azoknak akiket a környéken ismerek. Igaz, nem lakik etnikum a környéken

Csak annyit akartam mondani, hogy a XIII. ker. középső része nem egy súlycsoport pl. a Haller utca környékével, ami szintén C. Szerintem még Zuglónál is kevésbé "rizikós", ha van értelme ilyesmiről beszélni.

A válaszod egyébként maximálisan korrekt

Arról az Angyalföldről beszélünk, ahol az ingatlanosok a statisztikát azzal mentegetik, hogy nem kell izgulni, ez csak a turisták ellen elkövetett bűncselekények miatt ilyen magas?

Na jó, nekünk magyaroknak nem, én fél évig laktam a Kassáknál a Hungária magasságában és tényleg viszonylag normális hely. De azért ne felejtsük el, hogy mégiscsak egy lakótelepkoglomerátumról beszélünk, azok a statisztikák nem véletlenül olyanok, amilyenek. Azonkívül azért a Középső-Ferencváros még/már nem olyan reménytelen mint a Havanna.

[stormwatchforever]

Originally Posted by imaginas

Hello
I bought a ticket and i booked an apartment for 5 days in September but i have questions about the safety mainly in the night.What is the most dangerous areas in city?I will stay in Ferencvaros area (vivaldi apartments).

Thank you

I don't want to start something but I can see you're from Athens, that city is FAR FAR FAR FAR FAR more dangerous than any part of the Budapest will ever be, my suggestion would be to avoid this places in the night (but ONLY in the night) Rakoczi Ut stretch from Keleti Palyaudvar to Blaha Lujza Ter, Orsz Vezer Ter and Kerepesi Ut, thats most of it, have a nice trip and enjoy Budapest as much as possible, it's a fascinating city!

[imaginas]

stormwatchforever sorry but in Athens we have only two areas dangerous near Omonia square (Menandrou street,and Sofokleous street) and Agios Panteleimonas Acharnon below from the red district of Athens Filis street.In additional 3 areas in urbans as Ano Liosia,Zefiri,Aspropirgos,there stay gypsies.If you move in other areas no has problems.For example,i live in Peristeri 8km away to West from Omonia square.Here the crimes are near to 0.We have a famous area with cafeterias and bars "Bournazi" with beutifull ladies!!!We have problems but we are not Somalia,Afganistan or Iraq.

[Windblower]

Good morning,

yesterday i saw an open(!) Lamborghini parking in Kazinczy street between Dohány and Rákóczi streets. That should be a safe area, i guess


WB

[imaginas]

Lamborghini in Budapest?I think you are very rich guys!!!!

[Bikes]

Just because there are like ~20 Ferraris sold a year in Hungary it doesn't make us rich. Plus you have them Germans coming over with supercars to impress our women

[imaginas]

Originally Posted by Bikes

Germans coming over with supercars to impress our women

And you have very beutifulls women i think!

[Vikusz]

Originally Posted by imaginas

And you have very beutifulls women i think!

yepp!!! absolutely true! D

[imaginas]

Ok,September i will go there and i hope don't have problem with photos,my camera and lenses are armed and ready!