Baylor is a neighborhood of 10,400 residents in Waco, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Baylor?
Property crime in Baylor runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 63% of Americans live. Theft makes up 56% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B, and vehicle theft grades B+. Waco as a whole grades B+ for property crime.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 733 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
37% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Baylor as a whole, and 63% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Baylor scores 733.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Baylor, Waco, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Baylor in Waco, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
How Baylor compares within Waco
Low property crime is the norm across Baylor: 75% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Baylor run from B to C.
75%25%
A or B 75%C 25%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Baylor has less property crime than 5 of the 13 neighborhoods in Waco. It covers much of the Oakwood and Alta Vista-Waco areas and the Baylor and Timbercrest areas.
Is property crime going up in Waco?
Reported property crime in Waco as a whole has fallen 35% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 33 to 21 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 20%.
Property crime, change since 2019
WacoUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments that serve Waco. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Waco
Property, US
2016
+12%
+15%
2017
+10%
+12%
2018
+6%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+6%
-8%
2021
+8%
-10%
2022
-2%
-6%
2023
-18%
-7%
2024
-35%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Baylor
CrimeGrade™ estimates Baylor has about 18 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 25% less than the US as a whole and 36% less than Waco as a whole.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Baylor, about 56% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Waco
The Waco Police Department polices Baylor; these figures cover Waco as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Waco as a whole, 66% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 35% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (66%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (35%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (56%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Baylor and nearby neighborhoods
Baylor has less property crime than 5 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Baylor apart: it has 15.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 101 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run high here.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Baylor: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.15.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 94% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.B- (50 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 64% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.101 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 88% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Baylor
Property crime costs Baylor about $1.3 million a year, or $124 per resident and about $540 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
