1) The Long Beach Transit free shuttle is called PASSPORT. (
http://www.lbtransit.com/Services/Passport.aspx )
It is FREE to ride and has a stop direct at the Maya.
The Maya is right next to the
RMS Queen Mary (also where the Passport has a stop).
2) Crime on the light rail to Long Beach is mostly cell phone grabs. Keep it in your pocket and you won't have any problem.
The rail stop in Long Beach is in the transit mall downtown where you also catch the Passport to the Maya.
You will dig the trip!
Take a harbor boat tour to see the Maya, RMS QM and the LB Port ops from the water!