Safety index · Midtown/Plaza, Kansas City · data through September 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 567 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 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.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (13% 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 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 73 · 13% | |
| Vehicle crime | 143 · 25% | |
| Public order | 68 · 12% | |
| Other theft | 71 · 13% | |
| Shoplifting | 132 · 23% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 29 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in South Plaza at night?
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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?
Violent crime — 73 of 567 incidents (13%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 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.