Blue Hills, Kansas City, MO Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Blue Hills in green. The most dangerous areas in Blue Hills 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 Blue Hills, Kansas City, MO Safe?

The D+ grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US neighborhood. Blue Hills is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of neighborhoods are safer and 25% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Blue Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Blue Hills is 21.61 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Blue Hills generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Blue Hills may be as high as 1 in 35 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 71 in the northwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southeast parts of Blue Hills, Kansas City, MO: about 23 per year. The northwest part of Blue Hills has fewer cases of theft with only 4 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for Blue Hills, remember that the rate of theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the east part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Blue Hills residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Blue Hills has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Blue Hills has 0, have the same problem. Of Blue Hills’s 4,938 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Blue Hills Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All theft rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Blue Hills residents in a standard year.

Individual Blue Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in Blue Hills is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Blue Hills.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Eastern 49-63, Kansas City, MO	D+	C-	D+	B
North Town Fork Creek, Kansas City, MO	D-	F	D	D+
Western 49-63, Kansas City, MO	C-	C	C-	A-
South Plaza, Kansas City, MO	C	B	C	A-
Blenheim Square, Kansas City, MO	F	F	F	F
Southmoreland, Kansas City, MO	D	D	D	C
Oak Park Northwest, Kansas City, MO	F	F	D-	D
West Plaza, Kansas City, MO	D+	C	D+	B-
East Meyer, Kansas City, MO	F	D-	D-	D+
Tower Homes, Kansas City, MO	D+	C+	D+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Blue Hills is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Arlington Heights, Arlington, MA	A+	A+	A+	A-
West Redlands, Redlands, CA	C	C	C	C-
Augusta Street Area, Greenville, SC	C-	B-	B-	C-
Normandy Isles, North Bay Village, FL	A+	A	A	A+
Linda Mar, Pacifica, CA	A	B+	B+	A+
Biltmore Shores, Massapequa, NY	A	A+	A+	B-
Springfield Lake Shore Improvement, Springfield, IL	A+	A-	A-	A+
Foothills, Lakewood, CO	D	C-	C-	D+
Rancho El Dorado, Silver Bell, AZ	A+	A	A	A+
Southeast, Helena, MT	A-	C+	C+	A+

Considering only the theft rate, Blue Hills is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Blue Hills, Kansas City, MO average SchoolGrade of F, with 14% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Blue Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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