Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Maywood, NJ Crime Grade
How Maywood grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Jersey — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
2/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Maywood, NJ was 29.3 per 100,000 residents (3 incidents over a population of 10,250). That puts Maywood 91% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 85% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Maywood #237 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 94% of them, and #47 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 80% year over year and up 41% over the last five years.
Maywood, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 29.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #237 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #47 of 242
- Safer than
- 94% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 80%
- 5-year change
- up 41%
- Population
- 10,250
- Reporting agency
- Maywood Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Maywood Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0023400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Maywood (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Maywood vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 20.8(2) | 70.2(7) | 119.9(12) | 146.6(15) | 29.3(3) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 10.0(1) | 10.0(1) | 29.3(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 20.8(2) | 60.2(6) | 109.9(11) | 117.3(12) | 29.3(3) |
| Property crime | 718.0(69) | 1083.7(108) | 1249.1(125) | 1397.8(143) | 361.0(37) |
| Burglary | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larceny | — | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle theft | — | — | — | — | — |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Maywood, NJ Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Maywood Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Maywood calculated?
- Maywood's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New Jersey state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New Jersey cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Maywood Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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