Watsonville, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Watsonville in green. The most dangerous areas in Watsonville are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Watsonville, CA Safe from Assault?

The D grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US city. Watsonville is in the 18th percentile for safety, meaning 82% of cities are safer and 18% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Watsonville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Watsonville is 3.610 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Watsonville generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Watsonville may be as high as 1 in 182 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 420 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the southeast parts of Watsonville, CA: about 63 per year. The southwest part of Watsonville has fewer cases of assault with only 8 in a typical year.

How Watsonville's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Watsonville to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Watsonville is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Watsonville, CA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Watsonville about $8,340,066 in 2025, or roughly $104 per resident. This is part of Watsonville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Watsonville, including every crime type and how Watsonville compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Watsonville's crime maps on the Watsonville overall crime page.

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Individual Watsonville Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Watsonville is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Watsonville.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Pajaro, CA	D	D	D-	D
Freedom, CA	D+	D-	D-	D
La Selva Beach, CA	C-	D+	D+	D+
Corralitos, CA	D-	F	F	F
Rio del Mar, CA	C+	C	C-	C+
Moss Landing, CA	D+	D+	D	D
Aromas, CA	B-	C-	C	C-
Elkhorn, CA	B-	C	C	C
Aptos, CA	C-	D+	D	C-
Lonoke, CA	A-	C	B	B-

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Watsonville is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Virginia Beach, VA	D+	C+	C+	C
Victorville, CA	D+	D+	D+	D+
Waco, TX	D-	D-	D-	D-
Wade, NC	B	C+	C+	C
Wade, OH	B+	B	B	B+
Virgilina, VA	C-	C+	C+	C
Ventress, LA	D+	D-	D-	D-
Vestaburg, MI	B+	C+	C+	C
Tison, GA	B+	C+	C+	C
Tell, TX	F	D-	D-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Watsonville, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Watsonville schools on SchoolGrade

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