Safety index · Greater Downtown, Kansas City · data through October 2026
Is Longfellow, Kansas City safe?
Longfellow records a high level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 18 out of 100 — 37 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 224th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 1,128 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 Longfellow 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 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 295 · 26% | |
| Vehicle crime | 206 · 18% | |
| Public order | 193 · 17% | |
| Other theft | 112 · 10% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 109 · 10% | |
| Other | 68 · 6% |
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 Longfellow 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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- Union Hill26/100 · Elevated
- Beacon Hills20/100 · High risk
- Mount Hope20/100 · High risk
- North Hyde Park15/100 · High risk
- Crown Center22/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Longfellow safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 18/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Longfellow 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 Longfellow?
Violent crime — 295 of 1,128 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Longfellow 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.