Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Watertown, WI Crime Grade
How Watertown grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Wisconsin — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
7/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Watertown, WI was 168.6 per 100,000 residents (38 incidents over a population of 22,538). That puts Watertown 48% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 29% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 235.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Watertown (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Watertown vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 175.8(41) | 244.7(56) | 206.9(47) | 212.3(48) | 168.6(38) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 81.5(19) | 56.8(13) | 57.2(13) | 70.8(16) | 39.9(9) |
| Robbery | 4.3(1) | 4.4(1) | 13.2(3) | 13.3(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 90.0(21) | 183.5(42) | 136.5(31) | 128.3(29) | 128.7(29) |
| Property crime | 844.7(197) | 1354.6(310) | 1065.6(242) | 1070.2(242) | 550.2(124) |
| Burglary | 42.9(10) | 139.8(32) | 92.5(21) | 44.2(10) | 31.1(7) |
| Larceny | 741.8(173) | 1179.8(270) | 942.3(214) | 964.1(218) | 496.9(112) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 47.2(11) | 35.0(8) | 26.4(6) | 61.9(14) | 13.3(3) |
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 Wisconsin 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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