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Safety in Watauga

Safety in Watauga

Watauga doesn’t have its own figures in the FBI’s crime data. Smaller towns are often patrolled by the county sheriff or state police, whose numbers cover a wider area, and some departments don’t report a full year.

Nearest ER
36.8 mi
Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center
Storm & flood risk
High
higher than 60% of U.S. places
FEMA

What stands out about safety in Watauga

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Watauga plans for.

Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Watauga.

Nearest emergency roomJacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center

Elgin · 36.8 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
HighFEMA riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding

Expected damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.

Natural hazards in Watauga →

Phone numbers come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A number you add goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

Next door

Watauga and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

Prairie View: not gradedPrairie ViewWatauga
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. No town figures in the FBI’s data: Prairie View.

Heads-up board

Neighbors looking out for each other in Watauga.

Town Square →
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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