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Safety index · Heart of the City, Kansas City · data through September 2026

Is Ivanhoe Southeast safe?

Ivanhoe Southeast records more reported crime than most Kansas City neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 23 out of 100 — 32 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 205th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 655 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

23/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Ivanhoe Southeast — higher is safer. 205th 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 Ivanhoe Southeast against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (31% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 35% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Bruce R. Watkins DriveEmanuel Cleaver II Boulevard neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
655 incidents reported within 1 km of the Ivanhoe Southeast center (500 shown) · Kansas City Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
202 · 31%
Public order
89 · 14%
Vehicle crime
116 · 18%
Criminal damage & arson
50 · 8%
Drugs
41 · 6%
Other theft
49 · 7%

When it happens

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

Walking in Ivanhoe Southeast at night?

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Common questions

Is Ivanhoe Southeast safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 23/100). About 57% of severity-weighted incidents in Ivanhoe Southeast 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 Ivanhoe Southeast?

Violent crime — 202 of 655 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

How is the Ivanhoe Southeast 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.