Kansas City ranks as one of most dangerous cities in country, report says

A new report from Safe Wise ranks Kansas City as the fifth most dangerous big city in the country.According to its methodology, Safe Wise said Kansas City is the country’s fifth most dangerous big city behind St. Louis, Detroit, Baltimore and Memphis. Milwaukee, Cleveland, Albuquerque, Indianapolis and Oakland round out the top 10. The safest big cities in the country were Virginia Beach, Virginia; Honolulu; Lexington, Kentucky; San Diego; El Paso, Texas; San Jose, California; Austin; Mesa, Arizona; and Tampa.Safe Wise analyzed FBI crime report statistics and population data for 2017 for cities with populations than 300,000. Cities were ranked based on the number of reported violent crimes – aggravated assault, murder, rape and robbery – in each city. If there was a tie, Safe Wise also factored in the number of property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle thefts). To level the playing field, Safe Wise calculated the rate of crimes per 1,000 people in each city. In Missouri, Platte City is the only metro area city to rank in the top 20 safest cities in the Show Me State. Overall, the Show-Me State has fewer than one violent crime incident per 1,000 people. That’s nearly four fewer incidents than the national violent crime rate of 4.49, Safe Wise said. Fairway, Basehor, Leawood, Louisburg, Lenexa, Shawnee and Olathe rank in the top 20 for Kansas, with Fairway, Basehor and Leawood ranking in the top five. The 20 safest cities in Kansas are all well below both state and national violent crime rates, with each reporting under two violent crime incidents per 1,000 people.

A new report from Safe Wise ranks Kansas City as the fifth most dangerous big city in the country.

According to its methodology, Safe Wise said Kansas City is the country’s fifth most dangerous big city behind St. Louis, Detroit, Baltimore and Memphis. Milwaukee, Cleveland, Albuquerque, Indianapolis and Oakland round out the top 10.


The safest big cities in the country were Virginia Beach, Virginia; Honolulu; Lexington, Kentucky; San Diego; El Paso, Texas; San Jose, California; Austin; Mesa, Arizona; and Tampa.

Safe Wise analyzed FBI crime report statistics and population data for 2017 for cities with populations than 300,000. Cities were ranked based on the number of reported violent crimes – aggravated assault, murder, rape and robbery – in each city. If there was a tie, Safe Wise also factored in the number of property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle thefts). To level the playing field, Safe Wise calculated the rate of crimes per 1,000 people in each city.

In Missouri, Platte City is the only metro area city to rank in the top 20 safest cities in the Show Me State. Overall, the Show-Me State has fewer than one violent crime incident per 1,000 people. That’s nearly four fewer incidents than the national violent crime rate of 4.49, Safe Wise said.

Fairway, Basehor, Leawood, Louisburg, Lenexa, Shawnee and Olathe rank in the top 20 for Kansas, with Fairway, Basehor and Leawood ranking in the top five. The 20 safest cities in Kansas are all well below both state and national violent crime rates, with each reporting under two violent crime incidents per 1,000 people.