Watertown has a population of 22,283. During the past three years, Watertown saw 1,916 arrests. For 2017, the Watertown's arrest rate totaled 235.61 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 25.57% makes Watertown lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 81 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Watertown also totaled 444 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Watertown had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Watertown averaged 81 violent crimes and 444 non-violent crimes.
The city of Watertown experienced 681 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 4 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 169 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 33, and the aggravated assault total was 475.