Safety index · Truman Plaza, Kansas City · data through October 2026
Is Independence Plaza safe?
Independence Plaza records a high level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 17 out of 100 — 38 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 228th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 1,127 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 Independence Plaza against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is public order (23% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 34% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Public order | 263 · 23% | |
| Violent crime | 252 · 22% | |
| Vehicle crime | 138 · 12% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 102 · 9% | |
| Other theft | 80 · 7% | |
| Drugs | 77 · 7% |
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 Independence Plaza 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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- Forgotten Homes18/100 · High risk
- 18th and Vine and Downtown East23/100 · High risk
- Parkview17/100 · High risk
- Pendleton Heights26/100 · Elevated
- Lykins20/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Independence Plaza safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 17/100). About 50% of severity-weighted incidents in Independence Plaza 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 Independence Plaza?
Public order — 263 of 1,127 incidents (23%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Independence Plaza 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.