West Plaza, Kansas City, MO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in West Plaza in green. The most dangerous areas in West Plaza 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 West Plaza, Kansas City, MO Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. West Plaza is in the 22nd percentile for safety, meaning 78% of neighborhoods are safer and 22% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Plaza's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in West Plaza is 0.1296 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Plaza generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in West Plaza may be as high as 1 in 7,127 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,913 in the west part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of West Plaza, Kansas City, MO: about 0 per year. The southwest part of West Plaza has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How West Plaza's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in West Plaza 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, West Plaza 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 West Plaza, Kansas City, MO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of West Plaza about $1,082,976 in 2025, or roughly $244 per resident. This is part of West Plaza's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Plaza, including every crime type and how West Plaza compares to other neighborhoods.

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 West Plaza's crime maps on the West Plaza overall crime page.

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Individual West Plaza Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in West Plaza is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to West Plaza.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
South Plaza, Kansas City, MO	C	B	C	D
Volker, Kansas City, MO	D	D-	D	D
Southmoreland, Kansas City, MO	D	D	D	D
Rosedale, Kansas City, KS	D	D+	C-	C+
Western 49-63, Kansas City, MO	C-	C	C-	D
Eastern 49-63, Kansas City, MO	D+	C-	D+	D-
Blue Hills, Kansas City, MO	D-	F	D-	F
Oak Park Northwest, Kansas City, MO	F	F	D-	F
North Town Fork Creek, Kansas City, MO	D-	F	D	F
Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO	D-	A-	F	C+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Plaza is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Rosewood, Austin, TX	C-	D	D	C+
Meadowlawn, St. Petersburg, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Mechanicsville, Atlanta, GA	D	F	F	D
Milkhouse, Mobile, AL	A-	B+	B+	B
Mullford Gardens, San Leandro, CA	C	C+	C+	C-
Muscupiabe, San Bernardino, CA	C-	D+	D+	D+
Riverside South, San Antonio, TX	D+	D+	D+	A-
Rockwood, Spokane, WA	D	B	B	A-
Roebuck, Birmingham, AL	D	C-	C-	D-
Roosevelt, Seattle, WA	D-	C+	C+	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Plaza, Kansas City, MO average SchoolGrade of F, with 9% actual proficiency versus 13% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See West Plaza schools on SchoolGrade

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