Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 251 incidents during December 30, 2024 - January 5, 2025. Bellingham averaged 35.9 incidents per day, with Friday being the busiest at 64 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 19% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (27%).
Total Incidents
251
Daily Average
35.9
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Friday
64 incidents
Violent Incidents
12%
of total activity
Friday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 64 incidents, 78% above the weekly average of 35.9.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 47 incidents (19% of total), followed by Meridian at 18%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 46% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
2900 block of SQUALICUM PKWY, Bellingham, WA
300 block of SAMISH WAY, Bellingham, WA
1600 block of J ST, Bellingham, WA
4900 block of SAMISH WAY, Bellingham, WA
1300 block of LAKEWAY DR, Bellingham, WA
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