Safety index · Blue Ridge, Kansas City · data through October 2026
Is Sterling Acres safe?
Sterling Acres records more reported crime than most Kansas City neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 40 out of 100 — 15 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 159th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 469 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 Sterling Acres against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — shoplifting alone is 29% 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 8% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Shoplifting | 136 · 29% | |
| Burglary | 87 · 19% | |
| Other theft | 50 · 11% | |
| Violent crime | 48 · 10% | |
| Public order | 41 · 9% | |
| Vehicle crime | 41 · 9% |
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 Sterling Acres 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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- Sterling Gardens74/100 · Moderate
- Riss Lake54/100 · Moderate
- Stayton Meadows71/100 · Moderate
- Ashland Ridge57/100 · Moderate
- Fairway Hills79/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Sterling Acres safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 40/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in Sterling Acres 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 Sterling Acres?
Shoplifting — 136 of 469 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Sterling Acres 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.