Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Independence Plaza residents.
F
Violent Crime Grade |
F |
F |
|
Other Crime Grade |
F |
$2.89 million
Cost of Crime™ for Independence Plaza, Kansas City, MO
In 2025, violent crime will cost $2,742 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Independence Plaza with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.
The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Independence Plaza against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Independence Plaza sits in the 1st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 1% of neighborhoods and behind 99%. The grade covers only Independence Plaza's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.
The violent crime rate in Independence Plaza is 22.51 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the southwest areas to 1 in 60 in the northeast.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Independence Plaza, Kansas City, MO report the most violent crime, about 9 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.
| Independence Plaza, Kansas City, MO: | $1119 |
|---|---|
| Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO: | $1088 |
| Central West End, St. Louis, M: | $891 |
| Missouri: | $377 |
| USA: | $258 |
Crime |
Cost to Independence Plaza |
Cost per Independence Plaza Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$1.15 million |
$446 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$131,391 |
$51 |
Robbery |
$189,920 |
$73 |
Assault |
$1.42 million |
$549 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$2,893,619 |
$1,119 |
Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the north part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.
Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.
The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Independence Plaza, Kansas City, MO at ISP Reports.The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Independence Plaza residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
19.10 |
Robbery |
2.334 |
Rape |
0.8376 |
Murder |
0.2372 |
Total Violent Crime |
22.51 (F) |
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Independence Plaza is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Independence Plaza.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
F | F | D- | |
F | F | F | |
D- | F | D | |
F | F | F | |
C- | D+ | C- | |
F | F | F | |
D | D- | D+ | |
D- | F | D | |
F | F | D- | |
D | D | D |
Independence Plaza is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
B+ | C+ | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D- | D+ | D+ | |
C | D | D | |
A | B+ | B+ | |
A | B | B | |
A | A+ | A+ | |
B | C | C | |
A- | B | B | |
D | F | F |
Considering only the violent crime rate, Independence Plaza is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.
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