Monthly Report

Bellingham Crime Report: January 2025

January 2025|1824 total incidents|58.8 per day avg

January 2025 in Bellingham

January 2025 recorded 1,824 police incidents across Bellingham's 25 neighborhoods, averaging 58.8 incidents per day. Downtown led Bellingham with 31% of all monthly incidents.

Total Incidents

1824

Daily Average

58.8

incidents per day

vs Last Month

-

month-over-month

vs Last Year

N/A

year-over-year

The chart shows daily incident distribution across January 2025 in Bellingham. The 15th was notably active with 96 incidents, well above the daily average of 59. Bellingham police activity trended upward through January 2025, with the final week averaging 66 incidents daily compared to 48 in the first week.

Bellingham's top three neighborhoods - Downtown, Meridian, and Sehome - accounted for 50% of all monthly police activity.

Neighborhood Activity Rankings

Top 5 of 25 Bellingham neighborhoods

Malicious was Bellingham's most common incident type at 34% (619 incidents), followed by Theft at 15%. Overall, 8% of Bellingham police incidents were classified as violent.

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious619 (34%)
2
Theft271 (15%)
3
Other229 (13%)
4
Investigation208 (11%)
5
Welfare201 (11%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Roosevelt2025-01-31 at 22:08

1700 block of ALABAMA ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B06323
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Columbia2025-01-31 at 19:23

1500 block of E VICTOR ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B06306
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Sehome2025-01-31 at 16:41

100 block of SAMISH WAY, Bellingham, WA

##25B06279
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Meridian2025-01-31 at 14:23

4000 block of MERIDIAN ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B06246
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Happy Valley2025-01-31 at 11:53

200 block of 36TH ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B06211

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