The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Pikesville, MD: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$24.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Pikesville, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,312 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pikesville 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 Pikesville, MD Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Pikesville's combined rate is higher than the norm. Pikesville sits in the 19th percentile, ahead of 19% of cities and behind 81%. The grade covers only Pikesville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Pikesville is 38.86 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 43 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Pikesville, MD report the most crime, about 471 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 38 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pikesville, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Pikesville for 2025 is $24,080,504, about $485 per resident and $1,312 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

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

Pikesville, MD:	$485
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Pikesville is $485 per year, which is $21 more than the national average and $47 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pikesville:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $831 more than in Pikesville.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $301 less than in Pikesville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Pikesville	Cost per Pikesville Resident
Murder	$4.91 million	$99
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.04 million	$41
Robbery	$1.63 million	$33
Assault	$2.53 million	$51
Kidnapping	$70,774	$1
Vehicle Theft	$3.48 million	$70
Burglary	$663,666	$13
Theft	$4.70 million	$95
Arson	$68,874	$1
Vandalism	$1.88 million	$38
Animal Cruelty	$38,693	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.49 million	$30
Identity Theft	$575,893	$12
Total Cost of Crime	$24,080,504	$485

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Pikesville, MD

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 Pikesville totals $43,908,537 ($884 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $67,989,041 ($1,369 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 northwest 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 Pikesville has 6, do the same, and of Pikesville's 49,671 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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Pikesville 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 Pikesville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.771
Robbery	1.043
Rape	0.6782
Murder	0.0526
Total Violent Crime	3.545 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	18.27
Vehicle Theft	4.525
Burglary	1.473
Arson	0.0574
Total Property Crime	24.32 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0235
Drug Crimes	4.058
Vandalism	5.306
Identity Theft	1.498
Animal Cruelty	0.1053
Total "Other" Rate	10.99 (D+)

Individual Pikesville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lochearn, MD	D-	D+	D-
Stevenson, MD	D	C	D
Milford Mill, MD	D	D+	D-
Gwynn Oak, MD	D-	F	D
Randallstown, MD	D-	C-	D-
Owings Mills, MD	D-	C-	D-
Mays Chapel, MD	C+	B	C+
Lutherville-Timonium, MD	C-	B	D+
Woodlawn, MD	D-	D+	F
Towson, MD	D-	C-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pikesville is higher 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
Spring Hill, TN	B	A-	A-
Herndon, VA	B-	A	A
Hutchinson, KS	D	D	D
Issaquah, WA	C	B-	B-
Johnstown, PA	B-	C	C
Lake City, FL	A-	B-	B-
Lancaster, SC	D+	D	D
Los Banos, CA	C+	D+	D+
Newark, CA	C-	C	C
North Lauderdale, FL	B	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Pikesville is less safe than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pikesville, MD average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Pikesville schools on SchoolGrade

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