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Safety index · Swope, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is Swope Parkway-Elmwood safe?

Swope Parkway-Elmwood shows a typical level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 47 out of 100 — 8 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 144th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 245 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

47/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Swope Parkway-Elmwood — higher is safer. 144th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods.

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 Swope Parkway-Elmwood against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (42% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Swope ParkwayHardesty Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center245 incidents reported within 1 km of the Swope Parkway-Elmwood center · Kansas City Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
102 · 42%
Public order
31 · 13%
Criminal damage & arson
24 · 10%
Other theft
24 · 10%
Vehicle crime
23 · 9%
Other
16 · 7%

When it happens

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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 Swope Parkway-Elmwood at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Swope Parkway-Elmwood safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 47/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Swope Parkway-Elmwood 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 Swope Parkway-Elmwood?

Violent crime — 102 of 245 incidents (42%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Swope Parkway-Elmwood 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.