The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Mays Landing, NJ
Mays Landing is an unincorporated community of 23,400 in Atlantic County, about 16 miles northwest of downtown Atlantic City · Updated November 2026
Is Mays Landing, NJ safe?
Yes, crime in Mays Landing is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Mays Landing sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 55% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Mays Landing run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 860 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
55% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Mays Landing as a whole, and 45% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Mays Landing scores 860.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Mays Landing, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Mays Landing, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Mays Landing
Thefts run high for an A-graded city. Mays Landing has 17.9 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 8.3.
Vehicle theft runs low. Mays Landing has 0.93 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 2.7.
The safest and least safe parts of Mays Landing
Every part of Mays Landing where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Mays Landing run from A+ to B+; 51% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Mays Landing, the northeast side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Is crime going up in Mays Landing?
Reported crime in Mays Landing has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 40% and property crime down 19%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.9 to 1.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 30 to 24 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Mays LandingUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Mays Landing. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Mays Landing
Violent, US
Property, Mays Landing
Property, US
2016
-24%
+4%
+20%
+15%
2017
-25%
+4%
+13%
+12%
2018
+17%
+0%
+12%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-38%
+4%
-34%
-8%
2021
-35%
+6%
-46%
-10%
2022
-14%
+5%
-39%
-6%
2023
-46%
+2%
-22%
-7%
2024
-40%
-4%
-19%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Mays Landing
CrimeGrade™ estimates Mays Landing has about 33 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 11% less than the US as a whole and 20% more than New Jersey.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Mays Landing, about 54% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Mays Landing compares with nearby cities
Of the 5 cities closest to Mays Landing, 4 have less crime. Clarktown and Germania Gardens have the least.
Empty homes, walkability and night lighting in Mays Landing
Two things set Mays Landing apart: it has 2.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of D- (7 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet vandalism runs higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 94% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 89% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (7 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.62% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 82% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.23 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 82% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 65% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Mays Landing: D- (11 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 63% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Mays Landing
Crime costs Mays Landing about $819 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 32% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $19 million a year, or $817 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.4 million
$61
Rape
$180,000
$8
Robbery
$70,000
$3
Assault
$1.8 million
$75
Burglary
$320,000
$14
Theft
$2.2 million
$92
Vehicle theft
$330,000
$14
Arson
$45,000
$2
Vandalism
$730,000
$31
Total
$7.0 million
$301
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Mays Landing means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Mays Landing, NJ average a SchoolGrade of D-: 27% of students test proficient, against 26% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Mays Landing on SchoolGrade
