Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Kansas City are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Kansas City. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Kansas City neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Kansas City hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Kansas City.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 124 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Kansas City.” We’re lookin’ at you, Blue Hills Estates.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Kansas City for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Hills Estates | |
| 2 | Faireway Hills | |
| 3 | Unity Ridge | |
| 4 | Armour Hills | |
| 5 | Country Club Plaza | |
| 5 | Westwood | |
| 5 | Crown Center | |
| 8 | White Oak | |
| 9 | Mission Lake | |
| 9 | Highview Estates | |
| 11 | Country Lane Estates | |
| 12 | Longfellow | |
| 13 | Red Ridge South | |
| 14 | Valentine | |
| 15 | Oak Meyer Gardens | |
| 16 | Martin City | |
| 17 | Blue Vue Hills | |
| 18 | Royal Oaks | |
| 19 | Saint Catherine’s Gardens | |
| 20 | Central Business District-Downtown | |
| 21 | Western Hills | |
| 22 | South Plaza | |
| 23 | Bannister Ares | |
| 23 | Ward Parkway Plaza | |
| 25 | West Plaza | |
| 26 | Stayton Meadows | |
| 26 | Richards Gebaur | |
| 28 | North Hyde Park | |
| 29 | West Waldo | |
| 30 | Willow Creek | |
| 31 | Western 49-63 | |
| 32 | Tower Homes | |
| 33 | Kirkside | |
| 34 | Volker | |
| 35 | Country Valley-Hawthorn Square | |
| 36 | West Blue Township | |
| 37 | Oak Park Southeast | |
| 37 | Birdlespur | |
| 39 | Robandee South | |
| 40 | Little Blue Valley | |
| 41 | Eastwood Hill East | |
| 42 | Eastern 49-63 | |
| 43 | Ward Parkway | |
| 44 | Bonne Hills | |
| 45 | Hillcrest | |
| 46 | Linden Hills And Indian Heights | |
| 47 | Brown Estates | |
| 48 | Beacon Hills | |
| 49 | Ruskin Hills | |
| 50 | North Town Fork Creek | |
| 51 | Union Hill | |
| 52 | Central Hyde Park | |
| 53 | Hickman Mills | |
| 54 | Park Farms | |
| 55 | Lewis Heights | |
| 56 | East Sqope Highlands | |
| 57 | North India Mound | |
| 58 | Self Help Neighborhood Council | |
| 59 | Southmoreland | |
| 60 | Stanford Estates | |
| 61 | Holmes Park | |
| 61 | Swope Park Campus | |
| 63 | Palestine West And Oak Park Northeast | |
| 64 | Blue Hills | |
| 65 | Roanoke | |
| 66 | Morningside | |
| 67 | Citadel | |
| 67 | Washington Weatley | |
| 69 | Oakwood | |
| 70 | Santa Fe Hills | |
| 71 | Ingleside | |
| 72 | Legacy East | |
| 73 | Eastwood Hills West | |
| 74 | Westside North | |
| 75 | Ivanhoe Northeast | |
| 76 | Indipendence Plaza | |
| 77 | South Hyde Park | |
| 78 | Key Coalition | |
| 78 | Linwood Homeowner-Ivanhoe | |
| 80 | Lea Manor | |
| 81 | Northest Industrial District | |
| 82 | Central Blue Valley-Park Tower Grade | |
| 83 | Swope Parkway-Elmwood | |
| 83 | Loma Vista | |
| 85 | South Blue Valley | |
| 85 | Sheffield | |
| 85 | Bleheim Square-Research Hospital | |
| 85 | Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride | |
| 85 | Hickman Mills South | |
| 85 | Ivanhoe Southeast | |
| 85 | North Blue Ridge | |
| 92 | East Meyer | |
| 93 | Vineyard | |
| 94 | Ashland Ridge | |
| 95 | River Market | |
| 96 | Blue Valley Industrial | |
| 96 | Westside South | |
| 98 | Fairlane | |
| 99 | Hidden Valley | |
| 100 | Fairwood And Robandee |
Source: FBI UCR. All 124 Kansas City neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Kansas City
Looking at the data, you can tell that Blue Hills Estates is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Kansas City are Blue Hills Estates, Faireway Hills, Unity Ridge, Armour Hills, Country Club Plaza, Westwood, Crown Center, White Oak, Mission Lake, and Highview Estates.
But as most Missouri residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on Missouri? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Kansas City FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Kansas City?
Blue Hills Estates is the safest neighborhood in Kansas City for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Faireway Hills and Unity Ridge are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Kansas City?
The safest neighborhoods in Kansas City are Blue Hills Estates, Faireway Hills, Unity Ridge, Armour Hills, Country Club Plaza, Westwood, Crown Center, White Oak, Mission Lake, and Highview Estates. We ranked all 124 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
Santa Fe posts the highest crime rate of the 124 Kansas City neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Kansas City ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
