Safety index · Midtown/
Is Sunset Hill, Kansas City safe?
Sunset Hill shows a typical level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 56 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 55, ranking 120th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 297 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 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 36% 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 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Shoplifting | 108 · 36% | |
| Vehicle crime | 70 · 24% | |
| Other theft | 34 · 11% | |
| Violent crime | 29 · 10% | |
| Public order | 16 · 5% | |
| Other | 12 · 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 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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- Westwood63/100 · Moderate
- Ward Estates84/100 · Low risk
- South Plaza32/100 · Elevated
- Countryside61/100 · Moderate
- Sunset Hill West90/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Sunset Hill safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 56/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Sunset Hill 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 Sunset Hill?
Shoplifting — 108 of 297 incidents (36%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Sunset Hill 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.