2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Watertown, SD vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 17% less violent crime than Watertown.
- Salem has 38% more property crime than Watertown.
 Watertown, SDSalem, ORUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2022.7
 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 Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  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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