Neighborhood overview
Swope Parkway-Elmwood, Kansas City
Recent police-feed safety data for Swope Parkway-Elmwood in Kansas City, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Kansas City police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Swope Parkway-Elmwood reports close to Kansas City's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
1,225 / 100k local
vs Kansas City 733 / 100k citywide (+67%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+223%)
Property
1,134 / 100k local
vs Kansas City 1,429 / 100k citywide (-21%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-41%)
~2,210 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Aug 17, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (40 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (48% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 2 week-over-week (4 this week, 2 the week before).
- · property reports down 3 week-over-week (2 this week, 5 the week before).
- · Most reports in Swope Parkway-Elmwood occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 48% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.