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Safety index · Swope, Kansas City · data through September 2026

Is Foxtown East safe?

Foxtown East records more reported crime than most Kansas City neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 39 out of 100 — 16 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 160th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 294 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

39/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Foxtown East — higher is safer. 160th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods.

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 Foxtown East against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (37% 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

Bruce R. Watkins DriveEast Meyer Boulevard neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
294 incidents reported within 1 km of the Foxtown East center · Kansas City Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
110 · 37%
Vehicle crime
51 · 17%
Public order
34 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
22 · 7%
Other theft
29 · 10%
Other
20 · 7%

When it happens

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

Walking in Foxtown East at night?

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Common questions

Is Foxtown East safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 39/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Foxtown East 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 Foxtown East?

Violent crime — 110 of 294 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

How is the Foxtown East 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.