Safety index · Heart of the City, Kansas City · data through October 2026
Is Oak Park Northwest safe?
Oak Park Northwest records a high level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 16 out of 100 — 39 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 233rd of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 1,238 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 Oak Park Northwest against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (29% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 355 · 29% | |
| Public order | 268 · 22% | |
| Vehicle crime | 175 · 14% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 97 · 8% | |
| Other theft | 81 · 7% | |
| Other | 68 · 5% |
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 Oak Park Northwest 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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- Palestine West and Oak Park Northeast19/100 · High risk
- Ivanhoe Northeast21/100 · High risk
- Palestine East23/100 · High risk
- Santa Fe13/100 · High risk
- Key Coalition16/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Oak Park Northwest safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 16/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Oak Park Northwest 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 Oak Park Northwest?
Violent crime — 355 of 1,238 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Oak Park Northwest 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.