Baker, LA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Baker in green. The most dangerous areas in Baker are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Baker, LA Safe from Assault?

The F grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. Baker is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Baker's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Baker is 5.807 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Baker generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Baker may be as high as 1 in 88 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 311 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the southeast parts of Baker, LA: about 20 per year. The southwest part of Baker has fewer cases of assault with only 3 in a typical year.

How Baker's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Baker to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Baker is less safe than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Baker, LA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Baker about $3,031,645 in 2025, or roughly $167 per resident. This is part of Baker's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Baker, including every crime type and how Baker compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Baker's crime maps on the Baker overall crime page.

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Individual Baker Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Baker is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Baker.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Zachary, LA	B-	C-	C+	D+
Merrydale, LA	F	F	D-	F
Central, LA	B-	B-	C	C
Sunrise, LA	F	F	F	F
Pride, LA	A-	B+	B+	B
Milldale, LA	B	C	B-	C-
Greenwell Springs, LA	B+	B-	B	C+
Port Hudson, LA	B-	D+	C	D+
Port Allen, LA	D	D	D-	D-
Bueche, LA	A	A	A-	A

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Baker is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Fairfax Station, VA	A	A+	A+	A+
St. John, IN	A	A+	A+	A
Lakeland North, WA	D	B-	B-	B
La Grange, IL	B-	B+	B+	A+
La Crescenta, CA	C+	C-	C-	C-
Stoughton, WI	C+	B-	B-	B-
Kings Park, NY	A	A	A	A-
Justin, TX	A-	B	B	B
Johnson City, NY	C-	D	D	D
Sturgis, MI	B	C	C	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Baker, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 20% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Baker schools on SchoolGrade

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