Neighborhood safety · Kansas City · data through October 2026

How safe is your Kansas City neighborhood?

SafeRoute scores every Kansas City neighborhood 0–100 from incidents reported to the KCPD — severity-weighted, within 1 km of each neighborhood's center, normalized citywide. Higher is safer. The same data powers the SafeRoute app's crime-aware walking routes.

These figures describe reported crime around each neighborhood's center — they are informational, not a judgment of any community. Citywide median index: 55/100.

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

Feed current to October 2026covers 9 months13 offence categoriesdata transparency 94/100

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Blue Ridge

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Swope Park Ridge-Winchester	86/100	Low risk	32
Eastwood Hills West	84/100	Low risk	47
Strupwood	83/100	Low risk	49
Brown Estates	80/100	Low risk	61
Western Blue Township	80/100	Low risk	54
Truman Sports Complex	77/100	Low risk	79
Coachlight Square	74/100	Moderate	81
Sterling Gardens	74/100	Moderate	87
Hillcrest	71/100	Moderate	97
Stayton Meadows	71/100	Moderate	91
Cunningham Ridge	70/100	Moderate	105
Lewis Heights	61/100	Moderate	148
Park Farms	59/100	Moderate	151
Ashland Ridge	57/100	Moderate	177
Eastwood Hills East	56/100	Moderate	173
East Swope Highlands	55/100	Moderate	185
Riss Lake	54/100	Moderate	188
Oldham Farms	51/100	Moderate	227
Sterling Acres	40/100	Elevated	469

How safe is Blue Ridge, Kansas City? Median 71/100 across 19 neighborhoods →

Briarcliff/Winnwood

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Briarcliff West	91/100	Low risk	24
Ravenwood-Somerset	89/100	Low risk	26
Chouteau Estates	80/100	Low risk	65
Maple Park	78/100	Low risk	64
River Forest	76/100	Low risk	71
River View	76/100	Low risk	80
Foxwoods-Carriage Hills	74/100	Moderate	91
Gracemor-Randolph Corners	74/100	Moderate	78
Cooley Highlands S	73/100	Moderate	86
Maple Park West	70/100	Moderate	110
Davidson	68/100	Moderate	110
Hill Haven	67/100	Moderate	112
Winnwood Gardens	66/100	Moderate	112
Glenhaven	65/100	Moderate	138
Briarcliff and Claymont	63/100	Moderate	155
Country Club Estates and Big Shoal	63/100	Moderate	154
Sherwood Estates	62/100	Moderate	156
Colonial Square	57/100	Moderate	182
Holiday Hills	57/100	Moderate	170
Crestview	52/100	Moderate	227
Antioch Acres	51/100	Moderate	219
Winnetonka	51/100	Moderate	227
Winnwood	50/100	Moderate	320
Chaumiere	49/100	Elevated	316

How safe is Briarcliff/Winnwood, Kansas City? Median 67/100 across 24 neighborhoods →

Country Club/Waldo

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Stratford Gardens	91/100	Low risk	32
Sunset Hill West	90/100	Low risk	27
Romanelli West	88/100	Low risk	40
Ward Estates	84/100	Low risk	51
Country Club District	77/100	Low risk	91
Greenway Fields	76/100	Low risk	103
Country Club	74/100	Moderate	109
Armour Fields	73/100	Moderate	116
Wornall Homestead	70/100	Moderate	129
Ward Parkway Plaza	68/100	Moderate	155
Brookside Park	67/100	Moderate	141
Morningside	66/100	Moderate	161
Armour Hills	65/100	Moderate	166
West Waldo	55/100	Moderate	249
Waldo Homes	52/100	Moderate	231
Western 49-63	52/100	Moderate	248
Ward Parkway	51/100	Moderate	278
Oak Meyer Gardens	43/100	Elevated	337
Holmes Park	42/100	Elevated	333
Tower Homes	42/100	Elevated	381
Eastern 49-63	36/100	Elevated	421
Rolling Meadows	30/100	Elevated	521
Rockhill Manor	27/100	Elevated	621

How safe is Country Club/Waldo, Kansas City? Median 66/100 across 23 neighborhoods →

Gashland/Nashua

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Gashland	95/100	Low risk	14
Nashua	85/100	Low risk	46
Outer Gashland-Nashua	84/100	Low risk	48
Ridgefield	81/100	Low risk	50
New Mark	74/100	Moderate	108
Meadowbrook Heights	70/100	Moderate	104
Jefferson Highlands	64/100	Moderate	174
Sherrydale	61/100	Moderate	145

How safe is Gashland/Nashua, Kansas City? Median 81/100 across 8 neighborhoods →

Greater Downtown

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
West Bottoms	89/100	Low risk	28
Harlem	62/100	Moderate	161
Columbus Park Industrial	43/100	Elevated	349
Westside South	43/100	Elevated	321
Westside North	27/100	Elevated	697
Union Hill	26/100	Elevated	781
West of Vine	25/100	Elevated	776
Columbus Park	22/100	High risk	879
Crown Center	22/100	High risk	880
River Market	21/100	High risk	998
Beacon Hills	20/100	High risk	900
Mount Hope	20/100	High risk	980
Longfellow	18/100	High risk	1,128
Paseo West	18/100	High risk	1,108
Parkview	17/100	High risk	1,164
Hospital Hill	16/100	High risk	1,292
Quality Hill	13/100	High risk	1,726
Crossroads	12/100	High risk	1,830
CBD Downtown	9/100	High risk	2,505

How safe is Greater Downtown, Kansas City? Median 21/100 across 19 neighborhoods →

Heart of the City

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Vineyard Estates	67/100	Moderate	107
Dunbar	48/100	Elevated	244
Vineyard	47/100	Elevated	244
Knoches Park	45/100	Elevated	271
Boulevard Village	35/100	Elevated	433
Vineyard Northwest	35/100	Elevated	423
Oak Park Southeast	28/100	Elevated	573
Oak Park Southwest	26/100	Elevated	655
Ingleside	24/100	High risk	766
Ivanhoe Southwest	24/100	High risk	773
Washington Wheatley	24/100	High risk	753
Wendell Phillips	24/100	High risk	756
18th and Vine and Downtown East	23/100	High risk	783
Ivanhoe Southeast	23/100	High risk	765
Palestine East	23/100	High risk	773
Ivanhoe Northeast	21/100	High risk	863
Linwood Homeowners-Ivanhoe	19/100	High risk	978
Palestine West and Oak Park Northeast	19/100	High risk	963
Key Coalition	16/100	High risk	1,259
Oak Park Northwest	16/100	High risk	1,238
Santa Fe	13/100	High risk	1,550

How safe is Heart of the City, Kansas City? Median 24/100 across 21 neighborhoods →

Hickman Mills

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Robandee South	79/100	Low risk	48
Sechrest	74/100	Moderate	114
White Oak	73/100	Moderate	89
Hickman Mills South	66/100	Moderate	108
Kirkside	62/100	Moderate	126
Bannister Acres	60/100	Moderate	144
Ruskin Hills	57/100	Moderate	155
Fairlane	50/100	Moderate	224
Stratford Estates	50/100	Moderate	231
Fairwood and Robandee	47/100	Elevated	256
Hickman Mills	44/100	Elevated	302
Crossgates	39/100	Elevated	362
Loma Vista	38/100	Elevated	363
Ruskin Heights	31/100	Elevated	470

How safe is Hickman Mills, Kansas City? Median 57/100 across 14 neighborhoods →

Line Creek

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Barry Harbour	96/100	Low risk	12
Royal Oaks North	88/100	Low risk	35
Line Creek and Northern Heights	85/100	Low risk	40
Breen Hills	84/100	Low risk	44
Park Plaza	83/100	Low risk	46
Parkdale and Walden	83/100	Low risk	44
Platte Brook North	78/100	Low risk	58
Park Forest	77/100	Low risk	67
Coves North	74/100	Moderate	105
Clayton	72/100	Moderate	91
Lakeview Terrace	72/100	Moderate	96
Linden Park	72/100	Moderate	95
Prairie Point-Wildberry	71/100	Moderate	119
Tanglewood and Regency North	66/100	Moderate	117
The Coves	62/100	Moderate	156
Hawthorne and Picture Hills	58/100	Moderate	180
Platte Ridge	51/100	Moderate	265

How safe is Line Creek, Kansas City? Median 74/100 across 17 neighborhoods →

Little Blue Valley

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Little Blue	97/100	Low risk	9
Highview Estates	89/100	Low risk	27
Glen Lake	86/100	Low risk	38
Timber Valley	86/100	Low risk	43
Unity Ridge	84/100	Low risk	45
Blue Vue Hills	83/100	Low risk	50
Woodson Estates	80/100	Low risk	61
Fairway Hills	79/100	Low risk	68
Country Valley-Hawthorn Square	78/100	Low risk	65

How safe is Little Blue Valley, Kansas City? Median 84/100 across 9 neighborhoods →

Martin City/Richards-Gebaur

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Blue Ridge Farms	98/100	Low risk	5
Martin City	64/100	Moderate	194

Midtown/Plaza

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Westwood	63/100	Moderate	171
Countryside	61/100	Moderate	184
Sunset Hill	56/100	Moderate	297
Crestwood	53/100	Moderate	243
Coleman Highlands	42/100	Elevated	351
Park Central-Research Park	32/100	Elevated	573
South Plaza	32/100	Elevated	688
Volker	30/100	Elevated	606
Rockhill	26/100	Elevated	771
West Plaza	26/100	Elevated	868
Manheim Park	25/100	Elevated	743
South Hyde Park	25/100	Elevated	791
Squier Park	23/100	High risk	817
Country Club Plaza	21/100	High risk	1,137
Center City	19/100	High risk	1,050
Roanoke	19/100	High risk	1,086
Central Hyde Park	17/100	High risk	1,226
Broadway Gillham	16/100	High risk	1,411
Southmoreland	16/100	High risk	1,447
Valentine	16/100	High risk	1,371
North Hyde Park	15/100	High risk	1,448
Plaza Westport	14/100	High risk	1,740
Hanover Place	12/100	High risk	1,907
Old Westport	12/100	High risk	1,881

How safe is Midtown/Plaza, Kansas City? Median 25/100 across 24 neighborhoods →

Red Bridge

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Oakwood	91/100	Low risk	25
Blue Hills Estates	88/100	Low risk	36
Verona Hills	87/100	Low risk	41
Foxcroft and Glen Arbor	84/100	Low risk	50
Mission Lake	78/100	Low risk	63
St Catherines Gardens	76/100	Low risk	86
Red Bridge North	75/100	Low risk	88
Royal Oaks	75/100	Low risk	86
Woodbridge	74/100	Moderate	78
Country Lane Estates	71/100	Moderate	106
Calico Farms	67/100	Moderate	118
Legacy East	65/100	Moderate	115
Linden Hills and Indian Heights	65/100	Moderate	134
Bridlespur	64/100	Moderate	154
Red Bridge South	56/100	Moderate	189
Terrace Lake Gardens	56/100	Moderate	186
Lea Manor	53/100	Moderate	237
Western Hills	50/100	Moderate	334
Boone Hills	48/100	Elevated	266
Hidden Valley	46/100	Elevated	248
Santa Fe Hills	43/100	Elevated	326
Willow Creek	39/100	Elevated	409

How safe is Red Bridge, Kansas City? Median 67/100 across 22 neighborhoods →

Riverfront Industrial

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Birmingham Bottoms	97/100	Low risk	9
Minneville	96/100	Low risk	12
Blue Valley Industrial	80/100	Low risk	62
Northeast Industrial District	78/100	Low risk	73
Worlds of Fun	73/100	Moderate	95
Leeds	72/100	Moderate	98
Air Line Junction	71/100	Moderate	123
North Blue Ridge	67/100	Moderate	119

How safe is Riverfront Industrial, Kansas City? Median 78/100 across 8 neighborhoods →

Shoal Creek Valley

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Shoal Creek	96/100	Low risk	5

Swope

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Swope Park	87/100	Low risk	35
Marlborough East	53/100	Moderate	188
Swope Parkway-Elmwood	47/100	Elevated	245
Mount Cleveland	44/100	Elevated	297
Sheraton Estates	44/100	Elevated	299
Foxtown East	38/100	Elevated	351
East Meyer 6	37/100	Elevated	383
Noble and Gregory Ridge	35/100	Elevated	389
East Meyer 7	32/100	Elevated	487
Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride	28/100	Elevated	559
Neighbors United For Action	28/100	Elevated	586
South Town Fork Creek	28/100	Elevated	557
Blenheim Square Research Hospital	27/100	Elevated	596
Citadel	26/100	Elevated	627
Self Help Neighborhood Council	25/100	Elevated	655
Swope Park Campus	25/100	Elevated	668
North Town Fork Creek	23/100	High risk	740
Blue Hills	21/100	High risk	838

How safe is Swope, Kansas City? Median 32/100 across 18 neighborhoods →

Truman Plaza

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
East Blue Valley	40/100	Elevated	350
Central Blue Valley and Park Tower Gardens	38/100	Elevated	362
South Blue Valley	38/100	Elevated	372
Sheffield	36/100	Elevated	457
East Community Team North	30/100	Elevated	563
North Indian Mound	28/100	Elevated	623
East Community Team South	27/100	Elevated	598
West Blue Valley	27/100	Elevated	626
Pendleton Heights	26/100	Elevated	695
Scarritt Point	23/100	High risk	801
Lykins	20/100	High risk	987
Forgotten Homes	18/100	High risk	1,119
South Indian Mound	18/100	High risk	1,105
Independence Plaza	17/100	High risk	1,127

How safe is Truman Plaza, Kansas City? Median 27/100 across 14 neighborhoods →

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Methodology

Each incident reported to the Kansas City Police Department is weighted by severity — violence counts for more than shoplifting. For every neighborhood we sum weighted incidents within 1 km of its center, and normalize against citywide rates onto a 0–100 index, higher = safer. Boundaries are the city's own 246 neighborhoods, grouped by the 18 Area Plans the city itself plans against. Two are not scored: KCI & 2nd Creek, which is the airport, and Longview, which wraps Longview Lake and carries almost no recorded incidents anywhere inside it — a page there could only have said “0 incidents, 100/100”, which is missing data dressed as proven safety. Kansas City covers a lot of ground, and several neighborhoods along the Missouri and Blue river bottoms are industrial or largely undeveloped; those pages say so rather than letting an empty count read as a quiet street. Time-of-day charts use KCPD incident timestamps, severity-weighted. Pages regenerate as new data is published.

The index compares areas within Kansas City. It is not comparable between cities: each police force publishes a different set of offences over a different period — Kansas City's figures cannot be read against another city's on the same 0–100 scale.