Safety index · Midtown/
Is Southmoreland safe?
Southmoreland records a high level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 16 out of 100 — 39 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 234th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 1,447 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 Southmoreland 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 30% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Timing matters here: about 30% 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
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 438 · 30% | |
| Violent crime | 264 · 18% | |
| Public order | 220 · 15% | |
| Other theft | 141 · 10% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 131 · 9% | |
| Drugs | 66 · 5% |
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 Southmoreland 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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- Rockhill26/100 · Elevated
- South Hyde Park25/100 · Elevated
- Old Westport12/100 · High risk
- Plaza Westport14/100 · High risk
- Country Club Plaza21/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Southmoreland safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 16/100). About 62% of severity-weighted incidents in Southmoreland 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 Southmoreland?
Vehicle crime — 438 of 1,447 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Southmoreland 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.