North Kansas City, MO carries a PlainCrime F safety grade with violent crime 102% above the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, North Kansas City, MO shows violent crime at 709.5 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 7,516.9 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 102% above the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade F from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
F safety grade
709.5/100K violent
7516.9/100K property
+102% vs U.S.
The verdict
North Kansas City earns an F safety grade: violent crime runs 102% above the U.S. average, placing it among the highest-crime cities in the country.
F
PlainCrime safety grade
+102%
violent crime vs. U.S. average
7th
percentile of 7,769 U.S. cities
7,516.9
property crimes per 100K
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for North Kansas City, MO
Position in the state cohort
North Kansas City reported a higher violent-crime rate than most comparable Missouri cities
At 709.5 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, North Kansas City ranks 24 of 272 — above 248 of the 271 other Missouri cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is +284.9% against the cohort median of 184.3. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Comparable rate records
North Kansas City's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Missouri cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to North Kansas City's 709.5 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Ferguson (712.1), St. Joseph (728.6), Clinton (737.9), Winfield (675.3). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window lower
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 866.7 per 100,000 in 2020 to 709.5 in 2024 (-18.1%). The highest observed value was 1154.6 in 2021 and the lowest 709.5 in 2024. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Offense mix
The reported mix leans further toward property offenses than the state cohort
Violent offenses are 8.6% of the 487 Part I offenses reported in North Kansas City for 2024, against a median of 13.6% across comparable Missouri cities — a gap of 5.0 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
Property counts dominate North Kansas City's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Small-city offense counts above are voluntary UCR submissions, not neighbourhood advice. Year-to-year swings can look large when the population base is modest.
Property rate moved most (2023→2024)
Property Crime Rate
-40.3%
12583.4 → 7516.9/100K
Violent Crime Rate
-23.3%
924.9 → 709.5/100K
Property offenses lead North Kansas City's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs US avg
vs MO
Property Crime
445
7516.9
1711
1971.6
Larceny-Theft
320
5405.4
-
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
115
1942.6
-
-
Burglary
10
168.9
-
-
Arson
5
84.5
-
-
Violent Crime
42
709.5
352
463.3
Aggravated Assault
32
540.5
-
-
Robbery
7
118.2
-
-
Rape
3
50.7
-
-
Murder
0
0
-
-
North Kansas City Crime Trend (2020-2024)
North Kansas City property crime rate trend
Lead series · fell across 5 comparable years · FBI UCR
Property crime rate (2024)
7,516.9/100K↓40.3%vs 2023
North Kansas City violent crime rate trend
Secondary series · fell · 2020-2024 · FBI UCR
Violent crime rate (2024)
709.5/100K↓23.3%vs 2023
Year
Coverage
Population
Violent Rate
Property Rate
Total Crimes
2020
Comparable
4,615
866.7
10920.9
544
2021
Comparable
5,110
1154.6
11154.6
629
2022
Comparable
4,534
1080.7
12770.2
628
2023
Comparable
4,649
924.9
12583.4
628
2024
Comparable
5,920
709.5
7516.9
487
How North Kansas City sits among MO peers
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Reporting Agency
North Kansas City Police Department NIBRS-participating
North Kansas City's crime figures on this page originate from North Kansas City Police Department's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Missouri
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Missouri cities closest to North Kansas City in population. Their populations run from 5,635 to 6,192, against 5,920 here. Or use our
side-by-side compare tool
to benchmark two cities directly.
These Missouri cities report the closest violent-crime rates to North Kansas City's 709.5/100K (same FBI UCR vintage rules; size peers above are excluded so the two lists stay distinct).
What is the crime rate in North Kansas City, MO? ▼
North Kansas City has a violent crime rate of 709.5 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 7516.9 per 100,000, based on 2024 FBI UCR data.
Is North Kansas City, MO safe? ▼
North Kansas City receives a safety grade of F (High Risk), with a safety score of 0/100. The violent crime rate is 102% above the national average and 53% above the Missouri average.
What is the population of North Kansas City, MO? ▼
The reporting population for North Kansas City is 5,920 as of 2024.
How many crimes were reported in North Kansas City? ▼
In 2024, North Kansas City reported 42 violent crimes and 445 property crimes, for a total of 487 reported offenses.
How do North Kansas City's reported offenses compare with its population? ▼
In 2024, North Kansas City recorded about one reported offense per 12 residents and one reported violent offense per 141 residents. These ratios count reported offenses, not distinct victims, and are not a person's probability of victimization.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in North Kansas City? ▼
From 2023 to 2024, North Kansas City's violent crime rate decreased by 23.3%, and the property crime rate decreased by 40.3%.
What is the most common crime in North Kansas City? ▼
The most common crime type in North Kansas City is larceny-theft, accounting for 65.7% of all reported crimes (320 incidents in 2024).
Small-city read: North Kansas City is sourced from FBI UCR Table 8 for 2024; rates use that row's population.
Small-city rows use the same per-100,000 formula; a few unreported years can leave gaps in the trend table. Verify the agency's submission on FBI.gov UCR.
Disclaimer (small city): UCR counts here are informational only. They are not a victimization probability. Source: FBI UCR Program.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 North Kansas City, MO rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.