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Safety index · Swope, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride safe?

Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride records more reported crime than most Kansas City neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 28 out of 100 — 27 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 179th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 559 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

28/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride — higher is safer. 179th 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 Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (35% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 33% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

East 85th StreetHickman Mills Drive neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center559 incidents reported within 1 km of the Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride center (500 shown) · Kansas City Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
196 · 35%
Public order
88 · 16%
Criminal damage & arson
56 · 10%
Vehicle crime
53 · 9%
Other theft
45 · 8%
Burglary
29 · 5%

When it happens

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

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Walking in Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride at night?

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Common questions

Is Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 28/100). About 51% of severity-weighted incidents in Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride 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 Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride?

Violent crime — 196 of 559 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Marlborough Heights/Marlborough Pride 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.