The crime rate in Watkins Glen is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 20 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 Watkins Glen is 1 in 49. Based on FBI crime data, Watkins Glen is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New York, Watkins Glen has a crime rate that is higher than 88% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Watkins Glen to other communities of similar population, then Watkins Glen crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Watkins Glen does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Watkins Glen 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 Watkins Glen.

For Watkins Glen, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Watkins Glen than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1809, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Watkins Glen's rate for property crime is 20 per one thousand population. This makes Watkins Glen 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 Watkins Glen is one in 50.