The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Maplewood, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$8.20 million

Cost of Crime™ for Maplewood, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $949 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Maplewood with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Maplewood, NJ Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Maplewood's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Maplewood sits in the 66th percentile, ahead of 66% of cities and behind 34%. The grade covers only Maplewood's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Maplewood is 19.13 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 41 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 62 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Maplewood, NJ report the most crime, about 107 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 24 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Maplewood, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Maplewood for 2025 is $8,200,268, about $314 per resident and $949 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Maplewood Compared to Other Cities?

Maplewood, NJ:	$314
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Maplewood is $314 per year, which is $150 less than the national average and $74 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Maplewood:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $254 more than in Maplewood.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $246 less than in Maplewood

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Maplewood for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Maplewood	Cost per Maplewood Resident
Murder	$3.15 million	$120
Rape/Sexual Assault	$414,639	$16
Robbery	$520,600	$20
Assault	$1.10 million	$42
Kidnapping	$29,964	$1
Vehicle Theft	$591,259	$23
Burglary	$327,085	$13
Theft	$1.43 million	$55
Arson	$17,267	$1
Vandalism	$379,930	$15
Animal Cruelty	$1,717	$0
Drug Crimes	$131,617	$5
Identity Theft	$105,334	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$8,200,268	$314

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Maplewood, NJ

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Maplewood totals $23,382,019 ($895 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $31,582,287 ($1,208 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Maplewood has 7, do the same, and of Maplewood's 26,135 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Maplewood Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Maplewood residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.470
Robbery	0.6333
Rape	0.2617
Murder	0.0641
Total Violent Crime	2.429 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.57
Vehicle Theft	1.461
Burglary	1.380
Arson	0.0274
Total Property Crime	13.43 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0189
Drug Crimes	0.6808
Vandalism	2.035
Identity Theft	0.5207
Animal Cruelty	0.0089
Total "Other" Rate	3.264 (A)

Individual Maplewood Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Maplewood is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Maplewood.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Vauxhall, NJ	B-	B-	C-
South Orange, NJ	C+	B	D+
Irvington, NJ	C+	C-	C-
Millburn, NJ	B	B+	C
Union, NJ	B-	B+	C-
Hillside, NJ	C+	C+	D+
Short Hills, NJ	B-	A	D+
Orange, NJ	C+	C-	C-
Springfield, NJ	B	A	C-
East Orange, NJ	C+	C-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Maplewood is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Dickson, TN	D+	D	D
Wildwood, MO	B-	B+	B+
Farmington, MO	C-	C	C
Ennis, TX	D	D	D
Enfield, CT	B-	A+	A+
El Dorado, AR	D-	F	F
Edgewater, CO	F	F	F
Eagle River, AK	B	D-	D-
Duncan, OK	D	D+	D+
Duarte, CA	C+	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Maplewood is as safe as the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Maplewood, NJ average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Maplewood schools on SchoolGrade

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