The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Overland Park, KS
Overland Park is the second-largest city in Kansas, with 162,700 residents in Johnson County, about 14 miles southwest of downtown Kansas City · Updated November 2026
Is Overland Park, KS safe?
Yes, crime in Overland Park is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Overland Park sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 57% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Overland Park run from A+ to B-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 869 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
57% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Overland Park as a whole, and 43% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Overland Park scores 869.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Overland Park, KS at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Overland Park, 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 in Overland Park
Vehicle theft stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 0.93 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; Overland Park has 2.6.
Aggravated assaults run high in Westbrooke. In this part of northwest Overland Park, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of Overland Park.
Robberies are uncommon. Overland Park has robberies at less than half the US rate: 0.21 a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Overland Park
Every part of Overland Park where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Overland Park run from A+ to B-; 78% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Forest Glen by the Lake, Foxfield Estates & Regents Village, southwestCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Overland Park.A910
2Corbin Crossing & Willow Bend at the Village, southeastAggravated assaults run at about half the rate in the rest of Overland Park.A907
3Brandon Place & Bridgestone, southAggravated assaults run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Overland Park.A897
4Metcalf View, eastAggravated assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Overland Park.A889
5Oak Park & Oak Park Manor, westThefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Overland Park.A883
6Shannon Valley, Sylvan Grove & Morning View, centralClose to the rest of Overland Park on most crimes.A874
7Downtown Overland Park, Southmoor Gardens & Prairie View, northeastAggravated assaults run at more than double the rate in the rest of Overland Park.A-802
8Historic Overland Park, Antioch 75 & Library District, northAggravated assaults run at more than double the rate in the rest of Overland Park.A-787
9Westbrooke, northwestCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Overland Park.B+737
Neighborhood areas of Overland Park, ranked by overall 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.
Crime rates and types in Overland Park
CrimeGrade™ estimates Overland Park has about 32 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 13% less than the US as a whole and 37% less than Kansas.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 44% of crime reported in Overland Park. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Overland Park
Overland Park has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Overland Park, 67% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 47% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (67%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Homes (52%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (39%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Overland Park compares with nearby cities
Overland Park has less crime than 5 of its 9 nearest cities.
Overland Park looks like a typical city on the traits that tend to go with crime.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.62 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 79% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 77% 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 and assault. 83% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 52% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 74% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 67% 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.4.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 64% 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 crime costs Overland Park
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Overland Park about $678 a year per household, 44% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $46 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $94 million a year, or $576 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$930,000
$6
Rape
$2.0 million
$13
Robbery
$1.1 million
$6
Assault
$16 million
$96
Burglary
$1.6 million
$10
Theft
$12 million
$73
Vehicle theft
$6.5 million
$40
Arson
$180,000
$1
Vandalism
$6.1 million
$37
Total
$46 million
$282
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Overland Park means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Overland Park, KS average a SchoolGrade of A+: 60% of students test proficient, against 47% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Overland Park on SchoolGrade
