Safety index · Country Club/
Is Sunset Hill West safe?
Sunset Hill West sits at the safer end of Kansas City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 90 out of 100 — 35 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 11th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 27 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 Sunset Hill West 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 34% 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 | 8 · 30% | |
| Other theft | 7 · 26% | |
| Violent crime | 5 · 19% | |
| Burglary | 2 · 7% | |
| Other | 2 · 7% | |
| Sexual offences | 1 · 4% |
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 Sunset Hill West 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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- Ward Estates84/100 · Low risk
- Country Club District77/100 · Low risk
- Stratford Gardens91/100 · Low risk
- Country Club74/100 · Moderate
- Sunset Hill56/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Sunset Hill West safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 90/100). About 66% of severity-weighted incidents in Sunset Hill West are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Kansas City, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in Sunset Hill West?
Vehicle crime — 8 of 27 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Sunset Hill West 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.