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Safety index · Greater Downtown, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is Beacon Hills safe?

Beacon Hills records a high level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 20 out of 100 — 35 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 216th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 900 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

20/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Beacon Hills — higher is safer. 216th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH OCTOBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Kansas City — a typical Kansas City neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Beacon Hills against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (30% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 24% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

The PaseoEast 22nd Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center900 incidents reported within 1 km of the Beacon Hills center (500 shown) · Kansas City Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
266 · 30%
Vehicle crime
177 · 20%
Public order
153 · 17%
Criminal damage & arson
83 · 9%
Other theft
77 · 9%
Other
40 · 4%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

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

Walking in Beacon Hills at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Beacon Hills safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 20/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Beacon Hills are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Beacon Hills?

Violent crime — 266 of 900 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Beacon Hills safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Kansas City Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Kansas City, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.