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Maywood, CA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Maywood is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 22 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Maywood is 1 in 46. Based on FBI crime data, Maywood is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to California, Maywood has a crime rate that is higher than 64% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Maywood to other communities of similar population, then Maywood crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Maywood does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Maywood does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Maywood.

For Maywood, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Maywood is one in 177.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Maywood experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Maywood's rate for property crime is 16 per one thousand population. This makes Maywood a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Maywood is one in 62.

Importantly, we found that Maywood has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Maywood is one in 210.

Maywood Crime Data

total Crime Index

20

(100 is safest)


Safer than 20% of U.S. cities.

Maywood Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

136

386

522

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

5.64

16.00

21.64

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
5.64
4.99
National Median: 4
    Maywood
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 177

in Maywood

1 in 200

in California

Maywood Violent Crimes

Population: 24,122
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 3 5 45 83
Rate per 1,000 0.12 0.21 1.87 3.44

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
16.0
23.43
National Median: 20
    Maywood
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 62

in Maywood

1 in 43

in California

Property Crimes

Population: 24,122
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 98 173 115
Rate per 1,000 4.06 7.17 4.77

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Maywood Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
443
84
National Median: 27.0
    Maywood
    California