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Safety index · Line Creek, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is Park Forest safe?

Park Forest sits at the safer end of Kansas City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 77 out of 100 — 22 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 49th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 67 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

77/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Park Forest — higher is safer. 49th 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 Park Forest against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (37% 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 12% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Northwest Prairie View RoadNorthwest Mace Road neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center67 incidents reported within 1 km of the Park Forest center · 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
25 · 37%
Other theft
10 · 15%
Vehicle crime
7 · 10%
Other
7 · 10%
Criminal damage & arson
6 · 9%
Public order
6 · 9%

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 Park Forest at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Park Forest safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 77/100). About 50% of severity-weighted incidents in Park Forest are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Kansas City, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in Park Forest?

Violent crime — 25 of 67 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Park Forest 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.