Cooksville, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Cooksville in green. The most dangerous areas in Cooksville are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Cooksville, MD Safe from Murder?

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Cooksville is in the 29th percentile for safety, meaning 71% of cities are safer and 29% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cooksville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Cooksville is 0.0830 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cooksville generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cooksville may be as high as 1 in 10,146 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,273 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Cooksville, MD: about 0 per year. The north part of Cooksville has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Cooksville's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cooksville to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Cooksville is safer than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Cooksville, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cooksville about $227,652 in 2025, or roughly $156 per resident. This is part of Cooksville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cooksville, including every crime type and how Cooksville compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Cooksville's crime maps on the Cooksville overall crime page.

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Individual Cooksville Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Cooksville is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Cooksville.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Woodbine, MD	B-	B-	B	D+
Glenwood, MD	B+	A+	A-	B-
Sykesville, MD	C+	B-	B-	D+
West Friendship, MD	B+	B+	A-	B
Glenelg, MD	A-	A	B+	B
Flohrville, MD	B+	B+	A-	B
Marriottsville, MD	B+	A	B+	B-
Dayton, MD	A+	A+	A	A-
Eldersburg, MD	C+	B+	C+	C
Woodstock, MD	B	B+	B-	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Cooksville is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Renner, SD	B	B-	B-	F
Luce, MI	C+	C-	C-	D
Lynn, AL	C+	D+	D+	C-
Madison, KS	D+	D	D	C
Alexis, IL	B+	C-	C-	C
Markham, TX	D-	D	D	D+
Penns Creek, PA	A+	A+	A+	B
Pirtleville, AZ	D+	D	D	D-
Renfroe, AL	C-	C+	C+	D+
Losantville, IN	B	A-	A-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cooksville, MD average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 64% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Cooksville schools on SchoolGrade

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