2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Watertown, SD vs Oakdale, CA

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- Oakdale has 30% less violent crime than Watertown.
- Oakdale has 25% more property crime than Watertown.
 Watertown, SDOakdale, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock16.822.7
 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 Oakdale    3 Reviews

I have lived here for about 10 years. Except for rush hour traffic on F Street the area is relatively quiet. We are the "Gateway to Yosemite" in that both California  More

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Over 17 years ago

October through May are great months. It doesn't snow here, but the temp might drop to high 30's at night during the winter. During spring, we have some windy days with  More

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Over 19 years ago

We have lived in this community for 30 years. We have raised our children here. We like the area and the town. The town doesn't offer enough shopping but the close city  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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