Baker County, OR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Baker County in green. The most dangerous areas in Baker County 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 County, OR Safe from Murder?

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Baker County is in the 64th percentile for safety, meaning 36% of counties are safer and 64% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Baker County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Baker County is 0.0556 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Baker County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Baker County may be as high as 1 in 10,293 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 34,909 in the east part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Baker County, OR: about 1 per year. The east part of Baker County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Baker County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, Baker County is as safe as the Oregon state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Baker County, OR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Baker County about $1,806,099 in 2025, or roughly $105 per resident. This is part of Baker County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Baker County, including every crime type and how Baker County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 County's crime maps on the Baker County overall crime page.

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Individual Baker County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Baker County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Baker County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Washington County, ID	C	D+	A-	B-
Grant County, OR	D+	B-	D	C
Adams County, ID	C-	B	A-	A
Valley County, ID	C-	D+	B-	A-
Wheeler County, OR	D-	D+	D	D-
Crook County, OR	B-	B-	C	A-
Jefferson County, OR	C	C+	C-	A-
Custer County, ID	C	B	B+	B
Lemhi County, ID	C-	B-	B	A
Beaverhead County, MT	C-	D	C-	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Baker County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Zavala County, TX	F	F	F	C-
Adair County, MO	C-	D+	D+	D-
Zapata County, TX	F	D	D	C
Yuma County, CO	D-	D	D	F
Adjuntas Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Young County, TX	D-	D+	D+	C-
Alcona County, MI	A	C+	C+	C+
Dawson County, NE	D+	B-	B-	C
Yalobusha County, MS	A	A+	A+	B
Page County, IA	D	C	C	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Baker County, OR average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Baker County schools on SchoolGrade

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