Healthcare & Safety in Watertown
Watertown's real, disclosed crime picture carries a genuine tension this pass -- favorable against the national average, less favorable against Wisconsin specifically -- alongside a well-established local hospital.
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Learn moreBelow the national average across every crime category
Watertown's overall crime rate (15.93 per 1,000) ran well below the 33.37 national average this pass, with violent crime (2.44 vs. 13.32 nationally) and property crime (13.49 vs. 20.05 nationally) both similarly favorable.
A real, disclosed tension against Wisconsin specifically
Relative to Wisconsin's own cities and towns of all sizes, Watertown's crime rate runs higher than 80% of them -- a real, disclosed tension against the favorable national comparison, stated honestly rather than smoothed over.
Watertown Regional Medical Center: a 115-year local anchor
Watertown Regional Medical Center, a 95-bed hospital, has served Dodge and Jefferson counties for over 115 years, recently completing an $11 million emergency-department expansion.
Key takeaways
- Watertown's overall, violent, and property crime rates all run below national averages this pass.
- A real, disclosed tension exists: Watertown's rate runs higher than 80% of Wisconsin cities specifically.
- Watertown Regional Medical Center has served the community for over 115 years, with a recent $11 million ED expansion.
- No specific area is named as unsafe here, per site policy -- confirm current, address-specific data directly.
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