The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	C+

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$3.92 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $887 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Watertown with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where East Watertown's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. East Watertown sits in the 70th percentile, ahead of 70% of neighborhoods and behind 30%. The grade covers only East Watertown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in East Watertown is 27.77 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the south areas to 1 in 47 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA report the most crime, about 68 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 11 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Watertown for 2025 is $3,917,098, about $390 per resident and $887 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Watertown Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA:	$390
Central, Boston, MA:	$654
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$197
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Watertown is $390 per year, which is $74 less than the national average and $116 more than Watertown Town's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to East Watertown:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $654 per person, which is $263 more than in East Watertown.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $197 per person, which is $194 less than in East Watertown

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of East Watertown for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to East Watertown	Cost per East Watertown Resident
Murder	$986,759	$98
Rape/Sexual Assault	$305,035	$30
Robbery	$103,135	$10
Assault	$842,257	$84
Kidnapping	$20,174	$2
Vehicle Theft	$169,725	$17
Burglary	$246,030	$25
Theft	$572,500	$57
Arson	$14,601	$1
Vandalism	$492,964	$49
Animal Cruelty	$2,367	$0
Drug Crimes	$126,500	$13
Identity Theft	$35,051	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$3,917,098	$390

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in East Watertown totals $8,261,138 ($823 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,178,235 ($1,213 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of East Watertown's 10,036 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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East Watertown Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 East Watertown residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.922
Robbery	0.3267
Rape	0.5013
Murder	0.0523
Total Violent Crime	3.803 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.01
Vehicle Theft	1.092
Burglary	2.703
Arson	0.0602
Total Property Crime	14.87 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0332
Drug Crimes	1.704
Vandalism	6.876
Identity Theft	0.4512
Animal Cruelty	0.0319
Total "Other" Rate	9.096 (C+)

Individual East Watertown Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in East Watertown is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to East Watertown.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Strawberry Hill, Cambridge, MA	B+	B+	A
Cushing Square, Belmont, MA	A-	A	A
Faneuil, Brighton, MA	A-	B-	A
West Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	C-	C
Waverley Square, Belmont, MA	A	A	A
Newton Corner, Newton, MA	A	A	A
Bemis, Watertown Town, MA	A-	B	A
Allston-Brighton, Brighton, MA	B+	C+	A-
Neighborhood Nine, Cambridge, MA	B+	C+	A-
Nonantum, Newton, MA	A-	A-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

East Watertown is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Leslie, Decatur, GA	C-	D	D
Broadview, Seattle, WA	C-	C+	C+
Chicot West, Little Rock, AR	D+	D-	D-
Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN	F	D	D
Mt Eden, Hayward, CA	A-	B-	B-
Toddville Road, Charlotte, NC	D+	D+	D+
Northwest, Kansas City, KS	D	D-	D-
Pecan Creek, San Tan Valley, AZ	A+	A+	A+
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines, FL	A+	A+	A+
Tatnuck, Worcester, MA	A	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, East Watertown is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See East Watertown schools on SchoolGrade

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