Safety index · Denver · data through August 2026
Is Baker safe?
Baker records a high level of reported crime for Denver. Its SafeRoute safety index is 29 out of 100 — 26 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 65th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 850 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 7 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Denver — a typical Denver neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Baker against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (10% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 17% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 82 · 10% | |
| Public order | 134 · 16% | |
| Drugs | 150 · 18% | |
| Other theft | 172 · 20% | |
| Vehicle crime | 124 · 15% | |
| Other | 122 · 14% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Baker at night?
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Common questions
Is Baker safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 29/100). About 35% of severity-weighted incidents in Baker are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Baker?
Violent crime — 82 of 850 incidents (10%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
How is the Baker safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Denver Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Denver, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.