Safety index · Red Bridge, Kansas City · data through October 2026
Is Western Hills safe?
Western Hills shows a typical level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 50 out of 100 — 5 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 138th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 334 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
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 Western Hills against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — shoplifting alone is 40% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 11% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Shoplifting | 133 · 40% | |
| Vehicle crime | 45 · 13% | |
| Violent crime | 34 · 10% | |
| Other theft | 33 · 10% | |
| Public order | 26 · 8% | |
| Burglary | 17 · 5% |
When it happens
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 Western Hills 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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- West Waldo55/100 · Moderate
- Santa Fe Hills43/100 · Elevated
- Ward Parkway Plaza68/100 · Moderate
- Boone Hills48/100 · Elevated
- Waldo Homes52/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Western Hills safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 50/100). About 38% of severity-weighted incidents in Western Hills 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 Western Hills?
Shoplifting — 133 of 334 incidents (40%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Western Hills 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.