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Safety in Willis, Texas

City Hall of Willis, Texas, South View 200 North Bell St. Willis, TX 77319
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Willis safety

Willis has a verified 2024 police record with a clear corporate-limit boundary

The catalog safety composite is unavailable. The official TxDPS 2024 jurisdiction workbook identifies Willis Police Department as ORI TX1701400 with a reporting population of 7,146 and 183 total index offenses: 0 murder, 3 rape, 3 robbery, 17 aggravated assault, 17 burglary, 128 larceny, 14 auto theft, and 1 arson. Its reported total rate is 2,560.9 per 100,000. The catalog’s FBI agency rows separately show 321.86 violent and 2,239.01 property crimes per 100,000.

Willis City Council minutes record receipt and review of the 2024 index report. These are Willis Police Department reporting-jurisdiction figures, not all calls for service, not a county total, and not an ETJ result. Review lighting, entry, parking, I-45 access, flood routes, emergency contacts, ambulance, and the evening ride home from a clinic, pharmacy, or grocery.

The safety picture

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

Violent Crime
322 per 100k

Good

Property Crime
2,239 per 100k

Good

Day to day confidence

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

Major Disaster Declarations Since 2000
15

Weather and natural risks

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

Natural Disaster Risk
High
Flood Risk
High
Wildfire Risk
Low
Storm Risk
High
Heat Risk
Moderate
Drought Risk
Moderate

Willis in everyday life

Could Willis work for you?

What may work well

  • The official TxDPS workbook supplies a 2024 Willis Police Department jurisdiction row with counts, population, and rate.
  • City Council minutes document receipt and review of the index report.
  • The City, County, MCHD, FEMA, and NWS sources provide direct follow-up routes for home and emergency planning.

What to think about

  • The overall safety composite is unavailable, and the police row does not describe every call, block, home, resident, or ETJ address.
  • Flood, hurricane, tornado, ice, power, water, I-45, and ambulance routes can change the practical home review.
  • City, ETJ, County, and regional figures must not be blended.

Review Willis safety records and hazards at the address

  1. Keep city boundaries visible

    Label Willis corporate limits, ETJ, Montgomery County, and broader regional boundaries before reading a safety record.

  2. Review the official 2024 row

    Keep TxDPS counts, reporting population, agency ORI, catalog rates, 12-month period, and unavailable composite separate.

  3. Walk the home route

    Check lighting, locks, parking, drainage, I-45 access, flood detour, clinic, pharmacy, grocery, and evening entry.

  4. Confirm emergency help

    Ask about police, 911, MCHD ambulance, storm, flood, power, water outage, and regional hospital routes.

Questions retirees ask

Is Willis safe for retirement?

The catalog overall safety composite is unavailable. TxDPS’s 2024 Willis Police Department row lists 183 total index offenses and a 2,560.9 per 100,000 rate for a reporting population of 7,146. Review the exact home, corporate-limit status, lighting, entry, flood, emergency, and evening routes.

Does Willis have 2024 crime data?

Yes. The official TxDPS 2024 jurisdiction workbook lists Willis Police Department counts and rate, and City Council minutes record receipt and review. Keep those data separate from the catalog FBI rows, County totals, ETJ, and all-calls information.

What hazards should Willis retirees review?

Review hurricanes, tornadoes, ice, floods, power, water, drainage, trees, I-45 access, ambulance, 911, cooling, wind coverage, and the route to a regional hospital. Use the exact parcel and current official maps.

What should I check at a Willis home?

Check city or ETJ status, lighting, locks, parking, drainage, flood zone, water and sewer, power, cooling, I-45 access, clinic, pharmacy, grocery, emergency contacts, and the evening route.

Willis’s safety review benefits from a verified 2024 city police row, but the exact corporate-limit boundary, home, flood route, weather plan, ambulance access, and regional care route still decide the household experience.

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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