Williston, FL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 61%

Violent crime 43%

Property crime 81%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Williston_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	103	n/a (estimate)	3,770	2,153	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	5.9	6.5
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	35.4	38.4
Robbery	1	n/a	36.6	62.2	73.9
Assault	5	n/a	183.0	280.1	279.7
Violent crime	6	n/a (estimate)	220	384	388
Burglary	10	n/a	366.0	240.6	314.2
Theft	82	n/a	3,001.5	1,352.7	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	5	n/a	183.0	176.1	246.0
Property crime	97	n/a (estimate)	3,551	1,769	1,958

Key findings

Williston crime rates are 61% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Williston are 43% lower than the national average
In Williston you have a 1 in 27 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Williston is safer than 26% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Williston has decreased by 6%

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Daily Crime In Williston (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Williston

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Williston is 1 in 456

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Williston is 1 in 29

The chance of being a victim of crime in Williston is 1 in 27

Year Over Year Crime In Williston (per 100,000 people)

Williston police department

Item	Williston	Florida	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	19	31,023	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	6.9	4.2	3.3

There are a total of 19 Williston police officers. This results in 6.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 62.5% greater than the Florida average and 111.5% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Florida

State	Total offenders	Florida_/100K	National_/100K
Florida	53,771	330	266

There are a total of 53,771 sex offenders in Florida. This yields a total of 330 sex offenders in Florida per 100,000 residents which is 24% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Archer, FL	1,397	179	826	1,005
Williston Highlands, FL	2,181	181	833	1,014
East Bronson, FL	2,321	221	1,020	1,242
McIntosh, FL	373	404	1,860	2,264
Micanopy, FL	636	461	2,123	2,584
Raleigh, FL	285	544	2,504	3,048
Bronson, FL	857	573	2,638	3,211
Williston, FL	2,740	220	3,551	3,770

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
El Cerro, NM	2,740	273	996	1,269
Spiro, OK	2,740	372	604	975
Stigler, OK	2,740	74	964	1,038
Springdale, SC	2,740	401	3,208	3,609
Eleele, HI	2,739	120	1,142	1,262
Williston, FL	2,740	220	3,551	3,770

Source: The Williston, FL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.