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Watertown, SD Crime and Crime Rate

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The Watertown crime rate is higher than the South Dakota average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #67

Watertown, SD	1,356.33
South Dakota	1,042.10
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Watertown, SD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Watertown, SD	Count	0	14	2	42	92	376	22	3
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	63.3	9.0	189.9	416.0	1,700.0	99.5	13.6	1,203
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.3	48.4	23.4	245.7	330.3	1,415.5	118.0	NA	1,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Watertown, SD	Count	1	16	3	39	108	445	30	1
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	4.6	73.1	13.7	178.1	493.2	2,032.0	137.0	4.6	1,456
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.4	41.3	18.8	236.2	399.1	1,404.6	111.0	NA	1,113
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Watertown, SD	Count	0	13	2	47	112	387	24	2
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	59.4	9.1	214.6	511.4	1,767.0	109.6	9.1	1,278
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	3.0	70.2	19.0	229.7	391.0	1,541.4	127.8	NA	1,299
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Watertown, SD	Count	1	15	3	48	82	412	37	2
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	4.6	69.0	13.8	220.8	377.1	1,894.9	170.2	9.2	1,403
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.5	60.2	20.3	171.1	351.8	1,351.1	114.8	NA	1,112
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Watertown, SD	Count	0	19	1	40	88	472	36	1
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	93.9	4.9	197.7	435.0	2,332.9	177.9	4.9	1,565
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.8	47.9	18.9	198.9	390.7	1,364.1	97.6	NA	1,094
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Watertown, SD	Count	1	16	4	27	74	408	30	3
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	4.9	78.0	19.5	131.6	360.7	1,988.8	146.2	14.6	1,375
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.6	54.8	13.7	114.6	305.2	1,314.2	100.1	NA	979
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Watertown, SD	Count	0	17	0	18	71	462	46	8
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	82.7	0.0	87.5	345.2	2,246.5	223.7	38.9	1,349
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	3.2	53.7	14.9	129.6	302.2	1,244.0	99.5	NA	981
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Watertown, SD	Count	0	8	2	27	76	509	32	1
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	38.9	9.7	131.3	369.5	2,474.7	155.6	4.9	1,222
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.1	38.7	14.1	114.3	298.7	1,261.3	92.3	NA	872
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827

Hate Crime Index

Watertown, SD	84.56
South Dakota	52.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Watertown, SD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Watertown, SD	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	9.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	90
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Watertown, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Watertown, SD	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	13.7	13.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	136
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	3.8	2.6	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Watertown, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	2.9	2.1	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Watertown, SD	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	14.8	9.9	0.0	0.0	4.9	0.0	148
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	7.0	3.7	0.1	1.5	1.7	0.0	70
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Watertown, SD	Count	4	2	0	0	2	0
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	19.5	9.7	0.0	0.0	9.7	0.0	194
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	5.8	3.6	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.0	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Watertown, SD	Count	4	3	0	0	0	1
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	19.5	14.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.9	194
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	6.1	2.9	1.3	1.0	0.7	0.1	61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Watertown, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	5.5	3.1	0.9	0.1	1.3	0.0	55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Watertown, SD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	12.7	10.8	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.0	126
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Watertown, SD	1.93
South Dakota	2.44
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Watertown, SD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Watertown, SD	Count	54	35	19
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	244.1	158.2	85.9	2.01
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	342.4	196.2	146.2	2.69
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Watertown, SD	Count	54	35	19
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	246.6	159.8	86.8	2.03
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	315.5	181.9	133.6	2.49
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Watertown, SD	Count	51	35	16
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	232.9	159.8	73.1	1.96
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	339.7	192.2	147.6	2.66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Watertown, SD	Count	53	35	18
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	243.8	161.0	82.8	2.02
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	345.1	187.9	157.1	2.67
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Watertown, SD	Count	53	35	18
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	262.0	173.0	89.0	2.17
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	296.9	186.0	110.8	2.41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Watertown, SD	Count	51	36	15
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	248.6	175.5	73.1	2.12
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	288.5	183.2	105.2	2.36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Watertown, SD	Count	50	36	14
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	243.1	175.1	68.1	2.09
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	284.1	179.0	105.1	2.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Watertown, SD	Count	49	35	14
	Watertown, SD	Per 100,000	238.2	170.2	68.1	2.04
	South Dakota	Per 100,000	280.1	179.2	100.9	2.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Watertown, SD	Count	46	32	14
2005	Watertown, SD	Count	42	31	11