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

Is Neighbors United For Action safe?

Neighbors United For Action 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 180th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 586 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 Neighbors United For Action — higher is safer. 180th 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 Neighbors United For Action against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (32% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Bruce R. Watkins DriveEast Gregory Boulevard neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center586 incidents reported within 1 km of the Neighbors United For Action center (500 shown) · Kansas City Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
190 · 32%
Vehicle crime
82 · 14%
Public order
64 · 11%
Other theft
62 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
57 · 10%
Other
37 · 6%

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 Neighbors United For Action at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Neighbors United For Action safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 28/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Neighbors United For Action 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 Neighbors United For Action?

Violent crime — 190 of 586 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Neighbors United For Action 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.