Crime in Town of Watertown, Connecticut
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Town of Watertown at 47% below the U.S. rate per resident: 83% lower for persons crimes and 39% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 8.1% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Town of Watertown. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 9.1 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.5 violent, 8.6 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Town of Watertown is lower than 47% of the 104 other Connecticut places and 56% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Watertown's 22 census block groups for 22,645 residents. How Connecticut residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 86.3% and no reporting agency of their own for 13.7% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Town of Watertown.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Town of Watertown
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 17 and 72.
- 0–5074.7%
- 50–1006.1%
- 100–20019.2%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Intimidation stands out most, at 40% above the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 8.1% in a year; across Connecticut it fell 8.3%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Connecticut in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Town of Watertown against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
1,375 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Watertown's, and 387 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Town of Watertown's major-crime index is higher than 4, lower than 2 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Watertown (1 mi), is about Town of Watertown's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Town of Watertown
Is Town of Watertown safe?
Town of Watertown's major-crime index is 53, 47% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 47% of the 104 other Connecticut places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 83% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 39% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Town of Watertown?
The model expects about 205 major crimes a year in Town of Watertown, about 9.1 per 1,000 residents, 47% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Town of Watertown?
Expected major crimes in Town of Watertown are down 8.1% from a year earlier; across Connecticut they're down 8.3%.
What are the most common crimes in Town of Watertown?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 76 a year), theft from vehicle (about 47 a year) and other larceny (about 42 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Town of Watertown?
The model expects about 47 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Watertown, 22% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Town of Watertown?
The model expects about 13 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Watertown, 65% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Town of Watertown safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 29 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 78 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Town of Watertown higher than the Connecticut average?
Town of Watertown's major-crime index is 53, 21% below the Connecticut rate per resident. Connecticut as a whole is 67, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Town of Watertown compare with Watertown?
Watertown, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 53, about Town of Watertown's rate per resident. Town of Watertown's is 53.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Town of Watertown's figures add up its 22 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Town of Watertown has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 22,645. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Watertown, Connecticut." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ct/town-of-watertown
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