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Safety index · Greater Downtown, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is Union Hill safe?

Union Hill records more reported crime than most Kansas City neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 26 out of 100 — 29 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 193rd of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 781 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

26/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Union Hill — higher is safer. 193rd 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 Union Hill 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 21% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

The PaseoSouthwest Trafficway neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center781 incidents reported within 1 km of the Union Hill center (500 shown) · Kansas City Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
167 · 21%
Violent crime
117 · 15%
Public order
115 · 15%
Other theft
85 · 11%
Shoplifting
79 · 10%
Criminal damage & arson
78 · 10%

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 Union 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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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Union Hill safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 26/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Union 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 Union Hill?

Vehicle crime — 167 of 781 incidents (21%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Union 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.