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

Is Crossroads safe?

Crossroads records a high level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 12 out of 100 — 43 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 240th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 1,830 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

12/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Crossroads — higher is safer. 240th 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 Crossroads against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is public order (28% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 36% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 25% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Bruce R. Watkins DriveGrand Boulevard neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,830 incidents reported within 1 km of the Crossroads center (500 shown) · Kansas City Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Public order
509 · 28%
Vehicle crime
375 · 20%
Violent crime
271 · 15%
Criminal damage & arson
186 · 10%
Other theft
175 · 10%
Other
90 · 5%

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 Crossroads at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Crossroads safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 12/100). About 61% of severity-weighted incidents in Crossroads 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 Crossroads?

Public order — 509 of 1,830 incidents (28%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Crossroads 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.