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Safety index · Briarcliff/Winnwood, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is River View safe?

River View sits at the safer end of Kansas City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 76 out of 100 — 21 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 53rd of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 80 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

76/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of River View — higher is safer. 53rd 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 River View 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.

Timing matters here: about 32% of severity-weighted incidents are reported overnight (midnight–6 a.m.), so route choice late at night matters more than the headline number suggests.

Where incidents cluster

Northeast Prather RoadNorth Holmes Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center80 incidents reported within 1 km of the River View center · 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
23 · 29%
Vehicle crime
16 · 20%
Other
9 · 11%
Public order
8 · 10%
Drugs
8 · 10%
Other theft
7 · 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 River View 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 River View safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 76/100). About 59% of severity-weighted incidents in River View 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 River View?

Violent crime — 23 of 80 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the River View 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.