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The Watertown crime rate is lower than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #160

Watertown, MA	703.87
Massachusetts	1,368.47
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, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Watertown, MA	Count	0	3	5	23	49	374	16	2
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.0	15.0	69.0	146.9	1,121.3	48.0	6.0	514
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.0	24.1	89.5	267.6	370.1	1,364.5	122.5	NA	1,139
	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, MA	Count	0	6	5	42	61	388	12	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.0	15.0	126.3	183.4	1,166.8	36.1	0.0	641
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.0	31.2	100.2	270.5	459.2	1,455.7	136.3	NA	1,269
	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, MA	Count	0	3	6	47	66	442	20	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.2	18.4	144.5	202.9	1,358.5	61.5	0.0	690
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	1.8	24.7	98.6	280.4	519.7	1,494.4	138.9	NA	1,282
	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, MA	Count	0	2	7	42	80	385	27	2
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.2	21.8	130.8	249.1	1,199.0	84.1	6.2	661
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.8	24.7	102.7	298.1	554.6	1,540.3	163.7	NA	1,362
	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, MA	Count	0	4	13	47	69	436	29	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.2	39.7	143.4	210.5	1,330.1	88.5	0.0	746
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	3.2	26.7	105.0	331.8	576.8	1,598.8	174.9	NA	1,446
	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, MA	Count	0	2	7	29	89	509	32	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.1	21.2	88.0	270.2	1,545.0	97.1	0.0	720
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	25.8	112.6	316.0	525.7	1,600.3	178.0	NA	1,405
	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, MA	Count	0	3	6	43	101	433	29	1
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.2	18.5	132.5	311.1	1,333.9	89.3	3.1	740
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	26.7	108.8	310.9	555.5	1,648.6	196.0	NA	1,434
	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, MA	Count	0	3	12	41	114	464	32	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.4	37.4	127.9	355.5	1,447.1	99.8	0.0	820
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	25.3	108.6	294.7	552.9	1,606.1	232.4	NA	1,421
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Watertown, MA	Count	0	2	9	26	77	452	20	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.2	27.7	80.0	236.9	1,390.9	61.5	0.0	649
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	27.1	125.0	292.1	546.5	1,565.4	279.0	NA	1,462
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Watertown, MA	Count	0	1	15	46	116	518	35	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	3.1	46.1	141.5	356.8	1,593.2	107.6	0.0	857
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.7	27.1	119.0	308.1	541.1	1,527.4	295.1	NA	1,463
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Watertown, MA	6.56
Massachusetts	50.44
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, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Watertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	4.7	2.0	0.9	1.2	0.5	0.2	47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Watertown, MA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	30
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.3	2.2	1.0	1.4	0.6	0.0	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Watertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Watertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.8	2.6	1.2	1.4	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Watertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.0	2.4	0.9	1.1	0.7	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Watertown, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	30
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.1	2.5	0.9	1.0	0.6	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Watertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.2	2.6	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Watertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.6	2.7	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.0	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Watertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	6.3	2.8	1.4	1.2	0.9	0.0	62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Watertown, MA	2.02
Massachusetts	2.79
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, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Watertown, MA	Count	66	62	4
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	197.9	185.9	12.0	1.92
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	307.4	255.1	52.3	2.81
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Watertown, MA	Count	78	65	13
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	234.6	195.5	39.1	2.15
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	302.7	251.0	51.7	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Watertown, MA	Count	69	65	4
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	212.1	199.8	12.3	2.06
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	298.9	248.8	50.2	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Watertown, MA	Count	77	64	13
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	239.8	199.3	40.5	2.20
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	304.7	251.6	53.1	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Watertown, MA	Count	76	63	13
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	231.8	192.2	39.7	2.12
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	301.4	248.7	52.7	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Watertown, MA	Count	68	64	4
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	206.4	194.3	12.1	2.00
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	262.4	218.2	44.2	2.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Watertown, MA	Count	83	70	13
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	255.7	215.6	40.0	2.36
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	321.2	264.4	56.7	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Watertown, MA	Count	81	68	13
	Watertown, MA	Per 100,000	252.6	212.1	40.5	2.32
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	319.2	264.3	54.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Watertown, MA	Count	79	68	11
2005	Watertown, MA	Count	75	63	12