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Safety index · Rainier Valley, Seattle · data through November 2026

Is Mount Baker safe?

Mount Baker records more reported crime than most Seattle neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 39 out of 100 — 14 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 69th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 729 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

39/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Mount Baker — higher is safer. 69th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 10 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Seattle — a typical Seattle neighborhood sits near 53. It ranks Mount Baker against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 24% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 24% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Rainier Avenue SouthSouth McClellan Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center729 incidents reported within 1 km of the Mount Baker center (500 shown) · SPD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
177 · 24%
Other theft
127 · 17%
Criminal damage & arson
86 · 12%
Violent crime
81 · 11%
Burglary
76 · 10%
Other
55 · 8%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Seattle safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Mount Baker at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Mount Baker safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 39/100). 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?

Vehicle crime — 177 of 729 incidents (24%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 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. The scale is calibrated within Seattle, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.