Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Watertown
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Watertown residents.
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1 in 1,840
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Watertown is about 1 in 1,840.
$4
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Watertown resident about $4 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Watertown in green. The most dangerous areas in Watertown 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 Watertown, NY Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. Watertown is in the 94th percentile for safety, meaning 6% of cities are safer and 94% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Watertown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Watertown is 0.5435 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Watertown generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Watertown may be as high as 1 in 1,434 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,237 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Watertown, NY: about 4 per year. The southeast part of Watertown has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.
How Watertown's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Watertown to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Watertown, NY: | 0.5435 |
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| New York: | 0.5009 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Watertown is as safe as the New York state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Watertown, NY
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Watertown about $135,747 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of Watertown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Watertown, including every crime type and how Watertown compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime 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 Watertown's crime maps on the Watertown overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Watertown is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Watertown.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C+ | C- | D+ | A+ | |
B | B+ | C- | A+ | |
A- | B- | C+ | A+ | |
A- | B | B- | A+ | |
C- | D- | D | A+ | |
A- | C+ | B- | A+ | |
B | C- | C | A+ | |
B+ | B+ | C | A+ | |
C | C | D | A+ | |
A- | C | B- | A+ |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Watertown is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D+ | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
B+ | A | A | A+ | |
C+ | A | A | A- | |
B | B+ | B+ | A- | |
B+ | A- | A- | D+ | |
C- | C- | C- | C | |
D | D | D | C | |
D- | F | F | D+ | |
D- | D | D | B- | |
B | C+ | C+ | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Watertown, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 59% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Watertown schools on SchoolGrade
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