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Safety index · Midtown/Plaza, Kansas City · data through October 2026

Is Valentine safe?

Valentine records a high level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 16 out of 100 — 39 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 235th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 1,371 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

16/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Valentine — higher is safer. 235th 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 Valentine 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 22% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 21% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Gillham RoadMain Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,371 incidents reported within 1 km of the Valentine center (500 shown) · Kansas City Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
308 · 22%
Violent crime
235 · 17%
Public order
194 · 14%
Other theft
144 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
129 · 9%
Drugs
85 · 6%

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 Valentine at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Valentine safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 16/100). About 51% of severity-weighted incidents in Valentine 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 Valentine?

Vehicle crime — 308 of 1,371 incidents (22%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Valentine 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.