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Safety index · Hickman Mills, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is Kirkside safe?

Kirkside 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 105th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 126 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 Kirkside — higher is safer. 105th 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 Kirkside against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (42% 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 19% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Raytown RoadLongview Road neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center126 incidents reported within 1 km of the Kirkside center · Kansas City Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
53 · 42%
Public order
16 · 13%
Vehicle crime
16 · 13%
Criminal damage & arson
14 · 11%
Other theft
10 · 8%
Other
7 · 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 Kirkside at night?

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Common questions

Is Kirkside safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 62/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in Kirkside 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 Kirkside?

Violent crime — 53 of 126 incidents (42%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Kirkside 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.