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Williamsburg, Virginia

The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, 2pm on September 20, 2012, using a Nikon D80.

Williamsburg safety planning

Williamsburg’s favorable crime rows still leave a property and weather review

The verified 2024 Williamsburg Police Department annual agency rows report 193 violent crimes per 100,000 and 1,230 property crimes per 100,000. The local display labels both rows Very Good. These are defined annual figures, not a promise about a particular home, parking area, evening route, or nearby destination.

Williamsburg’s hazard rows are Low for natural disaster, flood, heat wave, storm, and wildfire risk, with drought Low to Medium. Five FEMA major disaster declarations are mapped in the county since 2000. Lower hazard categories ease some planning pressure, but flood maps, insurance, trees, drainage, heat, freezing surfaces, and route choices still deserve an address level review.

The safety picture

Start with the overall picture, then look at the details that matter for daily life.

Violent Crime
193 per 100k

Very Good

Property Crime
1,230 per 100k

Very Good

Day to day confidence

Nighttime comfort, response, scams, stability, and solo living add practical context.

Major Disaster Declarations Since 2000
5

Weather and natural risks

Review each risk in its own right before choosing a neighborhood or property.

Natural Disaster Risk
Low
Flood Risk
Low
Wildfire Risk
Low
Storm Risk
Low
Heat Risk
Low

Williamsburg in everyday life

Could Williamsburg work for you?

What may work well

  • Williamsburg has a defined 2024 city agency series with Very Good violent and property crime displays.
  • Low natural, flood, storm, heat wave, and wildfire categories reduce some hazard pressure, while the city plan gives a direct review path.
  • The city’s parks, historic areas, gardens, and care destinations make route and home planning concrete.

What to think about

  • The favorable annual rows still describe a citywide period and do not tell a household how one home or route will feel.
  • Drought is Low to Medium, and 53 hot days plus 59 freezing days keep heat, drainage, and winter surface questions relevant.
  • The five county major disaster declarations since 2000 are a planning reference, not a prediction of a particular home’s future.

Before choosing a Williamsburg address on the safety rows

  1. Review the home and hazard plan

    Check the property against Williamsburg hazard information, drainage, trees, entry points, parking, insurance questions, and the route to care and groceries.

  2. Walk the actual evening routes

    Review lighting, locks, entrances, parking, sightlines, crossings, and the return route without treating citywide crime rows as an address promise.

  3. Prepare for heat and freezing days

    Plan alerts, power, cooling, hydration, medication, shelter, winter surfaces, indoor recreation, and the person who can help when weather changes a trip.

  4. Keep crime and hazard rows distinct

    Use the defined 2024 crime rows and the FEMA hazard categories for different questions. Neither row replaces a property visit or personal comfort review.

Questions retirees ask

What do Williamsburg’s crime rates show?

The 2024 Williamsburg Police Department annual agency rows report 193 violent crimes per 100,000 and 1,230 property crimes per 100,000. Both display Very Good. Review the exact address, lighting, parking, locks, and routes directly.

Is Williamsburg at high flood risk?

The local hazard rows list Low flood risk and the city provides hazard planning information. Check the chosen property, drainage, insurance questions, entry points, parking, and return routes rather than inferring status from the city label.

What weather hazards should I plan for?

Williamsburg lists Low heat wave and storm risk, Low natural disaster risk, and Low to Medium drought risk. Alerts, trees, power, cooling, winter surfaces, medication, and the route to care still deserve a home level plan.

Does the crime display describe every neighborhood?

No citywide annual row can describe every address. Use the 2024 figures as a starting point for reviewing the chosen home, parking, lighting, evening routes, care trips, and personal comfort.

Should I visit a home after dark?

If possible, review the entrance, parking, lighting, sightlines, route to care and groceries, and the return home at the times the household expects to travel. Avoid relying on a city label alone.

Williamsburg’s safety review is strongest when the defined 2024 crime rows, Low hazard categories, city planning material, and chosen home are considered together. A household that likes the city should still inspect property, route, drainage, lighting, winter surfaces, and support questions before choosing Save, Compare, or Find my fit.

Sources

Safety depends on the neighborhood, the places you go each day, transportation, and personal comfort.

Use official local sources and recent neighborhood-level context before choosing where to stay, rent, or buy.

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