Safety index · Rainier Valley, Seattle · data through July 2026
Is Mount Baker safe?
Mount Baker records more reported crime than most Seattle neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 42 out of 100 — 15 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 69th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 485 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (11% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 26% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 27% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 54 · 11% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 59 · 12% | |
| Vehicle crime | 99 · 20% | |
| Other theft | 94 · 19% | |
| Burglary | 49 · 10% | |
| Weapons possession | 19 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Mount Baker at night?
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- North Beacon Hill40/100 · Elevated
- Atlantic29/100 · Elevated
- Columbia City47/100 · Elevated
- Leschi51/100 · Moderate
- Mid-Beacon Hill78/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Mount Baker safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 42/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Mount 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 Mount Baker?
Violent crime — 54 of 485 incidents (11%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Mount Baker safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Seattle 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.