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Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
518,684
Kansas City covered by 165 underlying areas.
Violent crime
10.3 / 1k
Violent crime has increased 6% since 2021.
Property crime
44.8 / 1k
Property crime has increased 13% since 2021.
Market rent
$1,495
Market rent has increased 53% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Kansas City is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

87/100

Scores in the 87th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

52/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 52nd percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

51/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 51st percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Kansas City compared with Missouri

Kansas City city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

10.3 / 1k

4.3 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

44.8 / 1k

25.5 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,495

$1,396 state

Permits 12M

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0 state