Safety index · Heart of the City, Kansas City · data through October 2026
Is Dunbar safe?
Dunbar shows a typical level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 48 out of 100 — 7 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 142nd of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 244 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 Dunbar 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.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 15% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 73 · 30% | |
| Public order | 41 · 17% | |
| Vehicle crime | 41 · 17% | |
| Other theft | 30 · 12% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 · 10% | |
| Other | 10 · 4% |
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 Dunbar 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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- Boulevard Village35/100 · Elevated
- Knoches Park45/100 · Elevated
- Leeds72/100 · Moderate
- Vineyard Estates67/100 · Moderate
- Palestine East23/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Dunbar safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 48/100). About 51% of severity-weighted incidents in Dunbar 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 Dunbar?
Violent crime — 73 of 244 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Dunbar 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.