2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Watertown, SD vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 35% more violent crime than Watertown.
- Des Moines has 39% more property crime than Watertown.
 Watertown, SDDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock37.122.7
 Property Crime36.8  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Watertown, South DakotaCrime Index
 Florence town (Codington County), SD9.4
 Wallace, SD9.5
 Kranzburg, SD9.75
 South Shore, SD12.5
 Henry town (Codington County), SD13.25
 Waverly CDP (Codington County), SD17.7
 Watertown, SD30.45

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