Williams, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Williams, CA Summary

Crime in Williams research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Williams over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Williams:

  • There were 85 total crimes committed in Williams in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,506.6 total crimes per 100K people in Williams.
  • The overall crime rate in Williams is -28.91% below the national average.
  • Williams ranks #152 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Williams ranks #6,053 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Williams Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Williams is 1,506.6 per 100,000 people. That's -28.91% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -41.25% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Williams
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 85 1,506.6 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 3 53.2 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 30 531.7 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 35 620.3 486.0 359.0
Burglary 4 70.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 34 602.6 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 212.7 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 50 886.2 2,078.4 1,760.0

Williams Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Williams

35
Violent Crimes
620.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
72.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Williams in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Williams is 620.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Williams each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 72.80% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 27.64% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Williams

50
Property Crimes
886.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 50 property crimes in Williams in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Williams is 886.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 112.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Williams each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.65% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.36% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Williams

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Davis, CA 65,483 1,570 2,397.6 2,211.3 186.3
Woodland, CA 61,177 1,036 1,693.4 1,418.8 274.6
Winters, CA 7,869 49 622.7 533.7 89.0
Colusa, CA 6,566 67 1,020.4 578.7 441.7
St. Helena, CA 5,224 48 918.8 746.6 172.3

Williams SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
3
Commute
8
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