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Safety index · Line Creek, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is Hawthorne and Picture Hills safe?

Hawthorne and Picture Hills shows a typical level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 58 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 55, ranking 113th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 180 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

58/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Hawthorne and Picture Hills — higher is safer. 113th 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 Hawthorne and Picture Hills against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (26% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; 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 19% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Tom Watson ParkwayNorth Overland Drive neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center180 incidents reported within 1 km of the Hawthorne and Picture Hills 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

Violent crime
47 · 26%
Vehicle crime
35 · 19%
Other theft
33 · 18%
Public order
29 · 16%
Criminal damage & arson
12 · 7%
Other
10 · 6%

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 Hawthorne and Picture Hills at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Hawthorne and Picture Hills safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 58/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in Hawthorne and Picture Hills 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 Hawthorne and Picture Hills?

Violent crime — 47 of 180 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Hawthorne and Picture Hills 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.