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Safety index · Midtown/Plaza, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is South Plaza safe?

South Plaza records more reported crime than most Kansas City neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 32 out of 100 — 23 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 174th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 688 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

32/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of South Plaza — higher is safer. 174th 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 South Plaza 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.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Emanuel Cleaver II BoulevardBrookside Boulevard neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center688 incidents reported within 1 km of the South Plaza center (500 shown) · Kansas City Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
172 · 25%
Shoplifting
153 · 22%
Other theft
94 · 14%
Violent crime
93 · 14%
Public order
78 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
35 · 5%

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 South Plaza at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is South Plaza safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 32/100). About 45% of severity-weighted incidents in South Plaza 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 South Plaza?

Vehicle crime — 172 of 688 incidents (25%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the South Plaza 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.