Safety index · Blue Ridge, Kansas City · data through August 2026
Is Swope Park Ridge-Winchester safe?
Swope Park Ridge-Winchester sits at the safer end of Kansas City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 85 out of 100 — 30 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 25th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 26 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Kansas City — a typical Kansas City neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Swope Park Ridge-Winchester against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (35% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 23% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 9 · 35% | |
| Vehicle crime | 8 · 31% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 · 12% | |
| Public order | 2 · 8% | |
| Other theft | 2 · 8% | |
| Drugs | 1 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Swope Park Ridge-Winchester at night?
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Is Swope Park Ridge-Winchester safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 85/100). About 45% of severity-weighted incidents in Swope Park Ridge-Winchester 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 Swope Park Ridge-Winchester?
Violent crime — 9 of 26 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
How is the Swope Park Ridge-Winchester 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.