Watts Bar Dam, TN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$93,542

Cost of Crime™ for Watts Bar Dam, TN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $757 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Watts Bar Dam with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Watts Bar Dam against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Watts Bar Dam sits in the 25th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 25% of cities and behind 75%. The grade covers only Watts Bar Dam's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Watts Bar Dam is 4.382 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 174 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 269 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Watts Bar Dam, TN report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Watts Bar Dam, TN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Watts Bar Dam is projected at $93,542 for 2025, about $303 per resident and $757 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 40.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Watts Bar Dam Compared to Other Cities?

Watts Bar Dam, TN:	$303
Bolivar, TN:	$948
Collegedale, TN:	$128
Tennessee:	$402
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $303 per resident each year in Watts Bar Dam, which is $44 more than the national average and $100 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Watts Bar Dam:

In Bolivar, TN, crime costs $948 per person, which is $645 more than in Watts Bar Dam.
In Collegedale, TN, crime costs $128 per person, which is $175 less than in Watts Bar Dam

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Watts Bar Dam, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Watts Bar Dam	Cost per Watts Bar Dam Resident
Murder	$48,426	$157
Rape/Sexual Assault	$12,595	$41
Robbery	$3,921	$13
Assault	$28,600	$93
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$93,542	$303

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Watts Bar Dam, TN

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Watts Bar Dam totals $390,047 ($1,262 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $483,589 ($1,565 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Watts Bar Dam, TN, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Watts Bar Dam Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Watts Bar Dam residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.223
Robbery	0.4034
Rape	0.6723
Murder	0.0834
Total Violent Crime	4.382 (D+)

Individual Watts Bar Dam Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Watts Bar Dam is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Watts Bar Dam.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Evensville, TN	B-	C-	A-
Pennine, TN	D+	D-	B-
Cumberland Springs, TN	C	C-	B-
Lorraine, TN	D+	D-	B-
Forest Grove, TN	C-	D+	C+
Morgan Springs, TN	C	D+	B-
Dayton, TN	D+	D+	C-
Spring City, TN	C-	D	C+
Milo, TN	D	D	C-
Decatur, TN	C-	C-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Watts Bar Dam is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Kent, IL	A+	A-	A-
South Hannibal, NY	A+	B-	B-
South Dansville, NY	A+	B+	B+
South Bristol, ME	A+	A+	A+
South Bradford, PA	A	C+	C+
South Beaver Dam, WI	B+	A+	A+
South Anna, VA	B	A	A
Solromar, CA	C+	D+	D+
Soldier, IA	B	B-	B-
Smithsonia, AL	C-	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Watts Bar Dam is safer than the Tennessee state average and less safe than the national average.

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