The crime rate in Watsonville is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 26 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Watsonville is 1 in 39. Based on FBI crime data, Watsonville is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to California, Watsonville has a crime rate that is higher than 78% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. Importantly, when you compare Watsonville to other communities of similar population, then Watsonville crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Watsonville does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when 蘑菇视频 compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most. The crime data that 蘑菇视频 used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 18,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined. Now let us turn to take a look at how Watsonville does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Watsonville. For Watsonville, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to 蘑菇视频's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Watsonville is one in 165. 蘑菇视频's analysis also reveals that Watsonville's rate for property crime is 20 per one thousand population. This makes Watsonville a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Watsonville is one in 50. Importantly, we found that Watsonville has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Watsonville is one in 199.