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Safety index · Heart of the City, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is Oak Park Southeast safe?

Oak Park Southeast 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 182nd of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 573 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 Oak Park Southeast — higher is safer. 182nd 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 Oak Park Southeast against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (36% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 36% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 21% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

East 39th StreetBenton Boulevard neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center573 incidents reported within 1 km of the Oak Park Southeast center (500 shown) · 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
208 · 36%
Vehicle crime
107 · 19%
Criminal damage & arson
63 · 11%
Other theft
57 · 10%
Public order
47 · 8%
Other
35 · 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 Oak Park Southeast 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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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Oak Park Southeast safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 28/100). About 57% of severity-weighted incidents in Oak Park Southeast 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 Southeast?

Violent crime — 208 of 573 incidents (36%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Oak Park Southeast 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.