Crime in Watertown, Connecticut

Watertown, CT has a lower rate of both violent and property crime compared to the US average. Specifically, the violent crime rate is 12.2, which is much lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Watertown is 29.4, significantly lower than the US average of 35.4. This indicates that Watertown has a significantly safer environment than the national average when it comes to criminal activity

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

Watertown violent crime is 12.2. (The US average is 22.7)

Watertown property crime is 29.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Watertown, CT Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	22	0	4.4	13.2	4.4	2023.7	216	1723.9	83.8
2001	18.4	0	0	13.8	4.6	1950.9	224.9	1615.8	110.2
2002	27.3	4.5	0	0	22.7	1785.5	222.6	1494.7	68.1
2003	45	0	0	18	27	1600.3	170.8	1375.5	53.9
2005	31.4	0	0	4.5	26.9	1546	264.4	1196.5	85.1
2006	71.8	0	4.5	0	67.3	1951.1	421.6	1421.8	107.6
2007	200.7	0	0	31.2	169.5	1605.8	196.3	1289.1	120.4
2008	220.9	0	18	18	184.8	1591.4	279.5	1271.3	40.6
2009	162.6	0	27.1	22.6	112.9	1630.6	293.6	1300.9	36.1
2010	128.6	0	13.3	13.3	102	1769.2	314.8	1387.9	66.5
2011	164	0	13.3	31	119.7	1986.2	390.1	1494.1	102
2012	111.4	8.9	17.8	13.4	71.3	2317.6	383.3	1836.3	98.1
2013	144.3	0	18	13.5	112.7	1807.7	270.5	1343.4	193.8
2014	139.9	0	18	31.6	90.2	2161.5	324.9	1755.3	81.2
2015	109.4	0	13.7	27.4	68.4	2065.6	328.3	1627.8	109.4
2016	96.4	0	4.6	55.1	36.7	1996.1	344.2	1505.1	146.8
2017	87.7	0	0	13.8	73.8	1444.3	216.9	1121.3	106.1
2018	97.1	4.6	4.6	50.9	37	2269.9	291.2	1770.6	208
2019	60.4	13.9	13.9	9.3	23.2	1318.8	120.7	1026.3	171.8

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Thomaston, CT	53.2	771.2	7,548	3	2019
Plymouth, CT	17.3	950.5	12,069	6	2019
Waterbury, CT	301.5	3,026.6	108,758	6	2019
Middlebury, CT	25.8	825.8	6,784	6	2019
Wolcott, CT	42.1	1,171.7	16,632	8	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Plymouth, CT	17.3	950.5	12,069	6	2019
Wolcott, CT	42.1	1,171.7	16,632	8	2019
Naugatuck, CT	96.1	1,412.8	30,305	9	2019
Southington, CT	59.2	1,235.0	38,777	12	2019
Cheshire, CT	44.6	709.7	29,282	13	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Watertown 2 Reviews

long winters - 11/26/2009
The winters are cold and damp and long. The summers are not too hot, although there can be humidity for at least several weeks in the summer, which makes it... Read More

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Great place to live. - 7/28/2008
We have lived in Watertown now 1 1/2 years, I love the location and... Read More

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