Safety index · Midtown/
Is Westwood, Kansas City safe?
Westwood shows a typical level of reported crime for Kansas City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 63 out of 100 — 8 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 103rd of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 171 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 Westwood 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 45% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 39% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 77 · 45% | |
| Violent crime | 25 · 15% | |
| Other theft | 15 · 9% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 12 · 7% | |
| Other | 12 · 7% | |
| Public order | 11 · 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 Westwood 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Sunset Hill56/100 · Moderate
- West Plaza26/100 · Elevated
- Country Club Plaza21/100 · High risk
- Sunset Hill West90/100 · Low risk
- Ward Estates84/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Westwood safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 63/100). About 59% of severity-weighted incidents in Westwood 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 Westwood?
Vehicle crime — 77 of 171 incidents (45%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Westwood 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.