The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Baylor, Waco, TX: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$5.08 million

Cost of Crime™ for Baylor, Waco, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,510 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Baylor with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Baylor, Waco, TX Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Baylor's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Baylor sits in the 64th percentile, ahead of 64% of neighborhoods and behind 36%. The grade covers only Baylor's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Baylor is 30.26 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the southwest areas to 1 in 44 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Baylor, Waco, TX report the most crime, about 71 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Baylor, Waco, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Baylor for 2025 is $5,080,391, about $518 per resident and $1,510 per household. That equals 5.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Baylor Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Baylor, Waco, TX:	$518
Downtown Houston, Houston, TX:	$1317
Villages of Westcreek, San Ant:	$194
Texas:	$555
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Baylor is $518 per year, which is $54 more than the national average and $37 less than Waco's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Baylor:

In Downtown Houston, Houston, TX, crime costs $1,317 per person, which is $800 more than in Baylor.
In Villages of Westcreek, San Ant, crime costs $194 per person, which is $324 less than in Baylor

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Baylor for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Baylor	Cost per Baylor Resident
Murder	$1.81 million	$185
Rape/Sexual Assault	$641,408	$65
Robbery	$149,822	$15
Assault	$502,823	$51
Kidnapping	$150,238	$15
Vehicle Theft	$119,824	$12
Burglary	$466,202	$48
Theft	$595,559	$61
Arson	$18,782	$2
Vandalism	$392,362	$40
Animal Cruelty	$5,592	$1
Drug Crimes	$197,186	$20
Identity Theft	$25,611	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$5,080,391	$518

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Baylor, Waco, TX

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Baylor totals $15,289,554 ($1,558 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $20,369,944 ($2,076 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Baylor has 4, do the same, and of Baylor's 9,811 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Baylor Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Baylor residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.785
Robbery	0.4855
Rape	1.078
Murder	0.0984
Total Violent Crime	3.447 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.72
Vehicle Theft	0.7887
Burglary	5.239
Arson	0.0793
Total Property Crime	17.83 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2526
Drug Crimes	2.717
Vandalism	5.598
Identity Theft	0.3373
Animal Cruelty	0.0771
Total "Other" Rate	8.982 (C+)

Individual Baylor Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Baylor is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Baylor.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oakwood, Waco, TX	B	C	B+
University, Waco, TX	D	D-	D+
Alta Vista-Waco, Waco, TX	C-	C-	C-
Kendrick, Waco, TX	C+	C+	B-
Brookview, Waco, TX	C	C	C-
Carver, Waco, TX	D+	D-	C+
North Waco, Waco, TX	C-	D-	C+
Richland Hills, Waco, TX	F	D-	F
Landon Branch, Waco, TX	B+	B-	A-
Cedar Ridge, Waco, TX	B	B	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Baylor is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Saddle Rock Golf Club, Aurora, CO	B	A	A
The Cape, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+
Tatnuck, Worcester, MA	A	B+	B+
South Collinwood, Cleveland, OH	F	F	F
Pecan Creek, San Tan Valley, AZ	A+	A+	A+
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines, FL	A+	A+	A+
Upper B Street, Hayward, CA	C+	C-	C-
Brighton, Seattle, WA	D	C-	C-
Edmund F Burton, Oak Park, IL	B+	B	B
Rexland Acres, Bakersfield, CA	B-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Baylor is safer than the Texas state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Baylor, Waco, TX average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Baylor schools on SchoolGrade

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