Watertown, SD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Watertown, SD Summary

Crime in Watertown research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Watertown over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Watertown:

  • There were 406 total crimes committed in Watertown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,778.2 total crimes per 100K people in Watertown.
  • The overall crime rate in Watertown is -23.49% below the national average.
  • Watertown ranks #42 safest out of 58 cities in South Dakota.
  • Watertown ranks #6,033 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Watertown Vs South Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Watertown is 1,778.2 per 100,000 people. That's -23.49% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.66% lower than the South Dakota total crime rate of 2,458.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Watertown
/ 100k People
South Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 406 1,778.2 2,458.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 6.3
Robbery 1 4.4 30.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 122.6 399.1 268.2
Violent Crime 50 219.0 501.4 369.8
Burglary 68 297.8 340.1 269.8
Larceny 257 1,125.6 1,357.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 31 135.8 259.3 282.7
Property Crime 356 1,559.2 1,956.7 1,954.4

Watertown Crime Compared To South Dakota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Dakota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Watertown

50
Violent Crimes
219.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 50 violent crimes in Watertown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Watertown is 219.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 456.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Watertown each year. That compares to a 1 in 199.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.78% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.32% lower than the South Dakota violent crime rate of 501.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Watertown

356
Property Crimes
1,559.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 356 property crimes in Watertown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Watertown is 1,559.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Watertown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.22% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.31% lower than the South Dakota property crime rate of 1,956.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Watertown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brookings, SD 23,725 353 1,487.9 1,310.9 177.0

Watertown SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
10
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