Kansas City is the third-largest city in Kansas, with 155,100 residents in Wyandotte County, about 7 miles west of downtown Kansas City · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Kansas City?
Kansas City grades C+ for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 79% of Americans live. Theft makes up 40% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B, and vehicle theft grades B.
C+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 502 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
21% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Kansas City as a whole, and 79% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Kansas City scores 502.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Kansas City, KS at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kansas City, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Kansas City
Car thefts run high in Kensington. In this part of central Kansas City, they run at about double the rate in the rest of Kansas City.
Acts of vandalism run high. Kansas City has acts of vandalism at more than triple the US rate: 19.6 a year per 1,000 residents, against 5.5 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen at homes more often than nationally. In Kansas City, 54% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Kansas City
Property crime varies widely across Kansas City: 35% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 36% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Kansas City run from A to F.
35%29%36%
A or B 35%C 29%D or F 36%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
2Muncie-Stony PT. & Morris, southwestCar thefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Kansas City.B+695
3Victory Hills & Coronado, westCar thefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Kansas City.B-607
4Argentine & Turner, southCar thefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Kansas City.B-557
5Rosedale, Armourdale & Shawnee Heights, southeastCar thefts run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Kansas City.C400
6Northeast, northeastBurglaries run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Kansas City.C388
7Northwest & Quindaro Bluffs, northCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Kansas City.D+241
8Kensington, centralThefts run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Kansas City.D-151
9Riverview & Strawberry Hill, eastBurglaries run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Kansas City.D-137
Neighborhood areas of Kansas City, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Property crime rates and types in Kansas City
CrimeGrade™ estimates Kansas City has about 55 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than double the rate for the US as a whole and 65% more than Kansas.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Kansas City, about 40% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Arson here is also reported by the local fire department, so the CrimeGrade™ figure adds that count to the police count.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Kansas City
Kansas City has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Kansas City, 62% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 57% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (62%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (57%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (54%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (59%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Kansas City and nearby cities
Kansas City has more property crime than 7 of its 8 nearest cities. Parkville, MO and Fairway have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Kansas City. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Kansas City has more property crime than 92% of them.
Parking lots, empty homes and walkability in Kansas City
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Kansas City apart: it has 4.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 10.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.4.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 96% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.10.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 88% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 75% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 61% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.55 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 69% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.9.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 62% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Kansas City: D- (7 of 100).3 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 60% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Kansas City
Property crime costs Kansas City about $67 million a year, or $432 per resident and about $1,176 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$6.1 million
$39
Theft
$18 million
$115
Vehicle theft
$21 million
$135
Arson
$590,000
$4
Vandalism
$22 million
$139
Total
$67 million
$432
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
