The crime rate in Williston is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 29 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 Williston is 1 in 34. Based on FBI crime data, Williston is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Florida, Williston has a crime rate that is higher than 85% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 3,089, Williston has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Williston does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Williston.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Williston 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 Williston.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Williston's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Williston is one in 772.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Williston is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Williston, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 36, which is a rate of 28 per one thousand population.