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

Is Harlem safe?

Harlem shows a typical level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 62 out of 100 — 7 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 104th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 161 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

62/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Harlem — higher is safer. 104th 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 Harlem against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is public order (26% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.

Timing matters here: about 31% of severity-weighted incidents are reported overnight (midnight–6 a.m.), so route choice late at night matters more than the headline number suggests.

Where incidents cluster

Berkley ParkwayHeart of America Bridge neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center161 incidents reported within 1 km of the Harlem center · Kansas City Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Public order
42 · 26%
Vehicle crime
35 · 22%
Violent crime
25 · 16%
Criminal damage & arson
15 · 9%
Other theft
14 · 9%
Other
11 · 7%

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 Harlem at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Harlem safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 62/100). About 63% of severity-weighted incidents in Harlem 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 Harlem?

Public order — 42 of 161 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Harlem 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.