Safety index · Heart of the City, Kansas City · data through September 2026
Is Wendell Phillips safe?
Wendell Phillips records more reported crime than most Kansas City neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 24 out of 100 — 31 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 202nd of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 618 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Kansas City — a typical Kansas City neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Wendell Phillips against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (27% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
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
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 169 · 27% | |
| Public order | 130 · 21% | |
| Vehicle crime | 89 · 14% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 41 · 7% | |
| Other theft | 49 · 8% | |
| Burglary | 27 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Wendell Phillips at night?
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Is Wendell Phillips safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 24/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Wendell Phillips 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 Wendell Phillips?
Violent crime — 169 of 618 incidents (27%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
How is the Wendell Phillips 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.