Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Watertown, MA Crime Grade
How Watertown grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Massachusetts — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
4/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Watertown, MA was 153.3 per 100,000 residents (55 incidents over a population of 35,885). That puts Watertown Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 51% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Watertown (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Watertown vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 85.6(31) | 108.5(40) | 139.6(49) | 137.2(48) | 153.3(55) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 13.8(5) | 19.0(7) | 11.4(4) | 34.3(12) | 25.1(9) |
| Robbery | 13.8(5) | 10.9(4) | 11.4(4) | 28.6(10) | 8.4(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 58.0(21) | 78.7(29) | 116.8(41) | 74.3(26) | 119.8(43) |
| Property crime | 712.7(258) | 721.7(266) | 1034.5(363) | 1334.7(467) | 1864.3(669) |
| Burglary | 102.2(37) | 70.5(26) | 99.7(35) | 82.9(29) | 52.9(19) |
| Larceny | 582.9(211) | 588.7(217) | 892.0(313) | 1194.7(418) | 1780.7(639) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 24.9(9) | 59.7(22) | 39.9(14) | 54.3(19) | 25.1(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Watertown's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Massachusetts cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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