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Shawnee score: 35/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Shawnee safe? United States travel risk

Is Shawnee safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Shawnee scores 35/100 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.

Shawnee scores 35/100 (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 Shawnee: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

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

A score of 35 is higher than 29% of the cities we score.

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

Location & Spatial Data

Shawnee belongs to Kansas (United States), centered at coordinates 39.0158° N, 94.8076° W (325 m above sea level). Distance to Washington is 1,535.9 km towards the E.

Region
Kansas
Coordinates
39.0158° N, 94.8076° W
Elevation
325 m
Time Zone
America/Chicago
Population
68,175
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Omaha (271.3 km NNW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) 22.1 km ENE
Hospital Care AdventHealth Lenexa City Center 5.2 km SSE
Police Station Shawnee Justice Center-Jail & Court 2.4 km ENE
Railway Terminal Kansas City Union Station 20.7 km ENE

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 (25 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.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Lenexa 10
6.1 km S
Olathe 15
14.8 km S
Overland Park 15
17.7 km SE
Kansas City 42
25.0 km ENE
Raytown 10
29.8 km E
Lee's Summit 15
38.4 km ESE

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