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Gardner score: 34/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Gardner safe? United States travel risk

Is Gardner safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Gardner scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Gardner scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gardner: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Gardner belongs to Kansas (United States), centered at coordinates 38.8122° N, 94.9275° W (323 m above sea level). Distance to Washington is 1,548.4 km towards the E.

Region
Kansas
Coordinates
38.8122° N, 94.9275° W
Elevation
323 m
Time Zone
America/Chicago
Population
24,020
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Omaha (288.8 km NNW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) 45.1 km NE
Hospital Care Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital 0.9 km WSW
Police Station Gardner Police Department 2.3 km NE
Railway Terminal Lawrence 31.6 km NW

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: May (148 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 4° 7° 13° 20° 24° 29° 33° 32° 28° 21° 12° 5°
Low °C -5° -3° 2° 9° 14° 19° 23° 22° 18° 11° 3° -3°
Rain mm 36 38 87 101 148 144 89 90 77 82 82 50

Normals: Kansas City (47.4 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Olathe 15
12.2 km NE
Lenexa 10
19.8 km NNE
Overland Park 15
22.4 km ENE
Raytown 10
44.9 km ENE
Kansas City 42
47.4 km NE
Lee's Summit 15
48.7 km ENE

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy