Safety index · Midtown/
Is Roanoke safe?
Roanoke records a high level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 19 out of 100 — 36 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 222nd of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 1,086 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 Roanoke against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 25% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 274 · 25% | |
| Violent crime | 223 · 21% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 133 · 12% | |
| Public order | 117 · 11% | |
| Other theft | 110 · 10% | |
| Drugs | 71 · 7% |
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 Roanoke 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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- Valentine16/100 · High risk
- Volker30/100 · Elevated
- Coleman Highlands42/100 · Elevated
- Hanover Place12/100 · High risk
- Old Westport12/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Roanoke safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 19/100). About 55% of severity-weighted incidents in Roanoke 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 Roanoke?
Vehicle crime — 274 of 1,086 incidents (25%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Roanoke 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.