Kansas City, MO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in the Kansas City area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Kansas City area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Kansas City, MO Safe from Murder?

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Kansas City is in the 33rd percentile for safety, meaning 67% of cities are safer and 33% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Kansas City area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in the Kansas City area is 0.0769 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Kansas City area generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in the Kansas City area may be as high as 1 in 6,680 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,257 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Kansas City, MO: about 53 per year. The southeast part of the Kansas City area has fewer cases of murder with only 11 in a typical year.

How Kansas City's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in the Kansas City area to the Missouri state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, the Kansas City area is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Kansas City, MO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Kansas City about $330,690,540 in 2025, or roughly $145 per resident. This is part of the Kansas City area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Kansas City, including every crime type and how Kansas City compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Kansas City's crime maps on the Kansas City overall crime page.

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Individual Kansas City Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in the Kansas City area is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Kansas City area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
North Kansas City, MO	F	F	F	D+
Avondale, MO	D-	C-	D-	C
Randolph, MO	F	F	F	D+
Westwood, KS	D	A-	D+	B
Northmoor, MO	F	D-	F	C
Riverside, MO	F	D-	F	C+
Oaks, MO	D	B-	D-	B-
Roeland Park, KS	D-	C+	D	A
Fairway, KS	D	B	C-	A-
Houston Lake, MO	C-	D	C+	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Kansas City is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+	C+
Las Vegas, NV	D	D	D	C-
Indianapolis, IN	C+	C+	C+	C+
Austin, TX	C-	C	C	B
Cleveland, OH	D+	D+	D+	C-
Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B-	B-	C-
Nashville, TN	D	D-	D-	C-
San Jose, CA	C+	C-	C-	A
Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D	B
Columbus, OH	C-	B-	B-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kansas City, MO average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Kansas City schools on SchoolGrade

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