Safety index · Briarcliff/
Is Chouteau Estates safe?
Chouteau Estates sits at the safer end of Kansas City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 80 out of 100 — 25 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 38th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 65 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
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 Chouteau Estates against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 26% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 28% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 17 · 26% | |
| Vehicle crime | 14 · 22% | |
| Violent crime | 12 · 18% | |
| Public order | 7 · 11% | |
| Other | 5 · 8% | |
| Burglary | 4 · 6% |
When it happens
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 Chouteau Estates at night?
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Common questions
Is Chouteau Estates safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 80/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Chouteau Estates are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Kansas City, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in Chouteau Estates?
Other theft — 17 of 65 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Chouteau Estates 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.