Maywood, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Maywood, NJ Summary

Crime in Maywood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Maywood over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Maywood:

  • There were 158 total crimes committed in Maywood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,544.5 total crimes per 100K people in Maywood.
  • The overall crime rate in Maywood is -27.12% below the national average.
  • Maywood ranks #317 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Maywood ranks #6,150 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Maywood Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Maywood is 1,544.5 per 100,000 people. That's -27.12% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -6.11% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Maywood
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 158 1,544.5 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 3 29.3 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 117.3 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 15 146.6 217.7 359.0
Burglary 12 117.3 145.3 229.0
Larceny 122 1,192.6 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 88.0 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 143 1,397.8 1,427.3 1,760.0

Maywood Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Maywood

15
Violent Crimes
146.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Maywood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Maywood is 146.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 682.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Maywood each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.16% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.65% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Maywood

143
Property Crimes
1,397.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 143 property crimes in Maywood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Maywood is 1,397.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Maywood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.58% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.07% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Maywood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hackensack, NJ 46,667 1,060 2,271.4 2,025.0 246.4
Garfield, NJ 33,129 646 1,950.0 1,750.7 199.2
Paramus, NJ 26,745 1,318 4,928.0 4,898.1 29.9
Lodi, NJ 26,296 397 1,509.7 1,350.0 159.7
Elmwood Park, NJ 21,682 535 2,467.5 2,246.1 221.4
New Milford, NJ 17,261 86 498.2 486.6 11.6
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,272 61 497.1 472.6 24.4
River Edge, NJ 12,236 96 784.6 768.2 16.3
Bogota, NJ 10,126 51 503.7 454.3 49.4

Maywood SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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