Safety index · Little Blue Valley, Kansas City · data through September 2026
Is Country Valley-Hawthorn Square safe?
Country Valley-Hawthorn Square sits at the safer end of Kansas City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 78 out of 100 — 23 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 44th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 57 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Kansas City — a typical Kansas City neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Country Valley-Hawthorn Square 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 21% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 17 · 30% | |
| Vehicle crime | 16 · 28% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 · 12% | |
| Other theft | 5 · 9% | |
| Other | 6 · 11% | |
| Public order | 3 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Country Valley-Hawthorn Square at night?
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Is Country Valley-Hawthorn Square safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 78/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in Country Valley-Hawthorn Square 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 Country Valley-Hawthorn Square?
Violent crime — 17 of 57 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
How is the Country Valley-Hawthorn Square 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.