The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Cockeysville, MD
Cockeysville is an unincorporated community of 26,000 in Baltimore County, about 13 miles north of downtown Baltimore · Updated November 2026
Is Cockeysville, MD safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Cockeysville is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Cockeysville sits near the middle: 51% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 49% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Cockeysville run from A+ to C+, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 843 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
51% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Cockeysville as a whole, and 49% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Cockeysville scores 843.
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 Cockeysville, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Cockeysville, 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 Cockeysville
Thefts run high in Town and Country North & The Lakes. In this part of southeast Cockeysville, they run at more than triple the rate in the rest of Cockeysville.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Cockeysville
Most of Cockeysville grades well: 93% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Cockeysville run from A+ to C+; 46% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 93%C 7%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Hunt Valley, northwestThefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Cockeysville.A918
2Springdale-Cockeysville, eastThefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Cockeysville.A-786
3Town and Country North & The Lakes, southeastAggravated assaults run at more than double the rate in the rest of Cockeysville.B618
Neighborhood areas of Cockeysville, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Crime rates and types in Cockeysville
CrimeGrade™ estimates Cockeysville has about 40 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 9% more than the US as a whole and close to Maryland.
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 Cockeysville, about 39% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 Cockeysville compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Cockeysville, 6 have less crime. Glen Arm and Sparks Glencoe have the least.
Two things set Cockeysville apart: it has 116 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 16.2 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery; here theft and robbery sit near the national middle.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.116 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 98% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.16.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 91% 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. 70% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 58% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.43% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 79% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 74% 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.85% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 66% 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 Cockeysville
Crime costs Cockeysville about $950 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 21% 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 $25 million a year, or $953 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$810,000
$31
Rape
$590,000
$23
Robbery
$440,000
$17
Assault
$3.2 million
$122
Burglary
$330,000
$13
Theft
$2.1 million
$80
Vehicle theft
$920,000
$35
Arson
$81,000
$3
Vandalism
$1.6 million
$63
Total
$10 million
$387
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 Cockeysville 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 Cockeysville, MD average a SchoolGrade of B+: 45% of students test proficient, against 39% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Cockeysville on SchoolGrade
