Safety index · Greater Downtown, Kansas City · data through October 2026
Is Westside South, Kansas City safe?
Westside South records more reported crime than most Kansas City neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 43 out of 100 — 12 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 154th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 321 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 Westside South against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is vehicle crime (23% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 40% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 26% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 73 · 23% | |
| Violent crime | 71 · 22% | |
| Public order | 45 · 14% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 41 · 13% | |
| Other | 23 · 7% | |
| Other theft | 20 · 6% |
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 Westside South 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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- Crown Center22/100 · High risk
- Coleman Highlands42/100 · Elevated
- Union Hill26/100 · Elevated
- Westside North27/100 · Elevated
- Broadway Gillham16/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Westside South safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 43/100). About 65% of severity-weighted incidents in Westside South 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 Westside South?
Vehicle crime — 73 of 321 incidents (23%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Westside South 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.