Crime falls downtown and across much of Kansas City
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Then there are parts of town that are just plain unlucky.
Take the inner Northland neighborhoods south of Gladstone. Places like Davidson and Hill Haven experienced hefty hikes in crime, as several apartment complexes turned more problematic, police said. Yet in places like Antioch Acres, which borders Davidson, and Holiday Hills, which borders Hill Haven, crime was cut in half.
These types of swings may be expected as the inner Northland ages, said Jim Rice, the executive director of Northland Neighborhoods Inc.
“It’s a natural evolution we’re seeing up here, the whole urbanization process,” which includes more rental housing and even a smattering of drug houses, Rice said. “We’re not alarmed, but we are aware and watching it.”
To see the crime statistics for all 240 Kansas City neighborhoods — sorted by percentage change, per capita change and change in total crimes — go to
KansasCity.com. The neighborhood names come from the city and, in some cases, are not the names of homes associations or subdivisions.
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