Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

August 11-17, 2025|376 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 376 incidents during August 11-17, 2025. Bellingham averaged 53.7 incidents per day, with Thursday being the busiest at 66 incidents. Meridian led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 19% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (29%).

Total Incidents

376

-5% vs last week

Daily Average

53.7

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Thursday

66 incidents

Violent Incidents

13%

of total activity

Thursday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 66 incidents, 23% above the weekly average of 53.7.

Meridian was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 73 incidents (19% of total), followed by Downtown at 15%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 42% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious109 (29%)
2
Theft69 (18%)
3
Other49 (13%)
4
Welfare47 (13%)
5
Investigation42 (11%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Birchwood2025-08-17 at 19:20

2700 block of W MAPLEWOOD AVE, Bellingham, WA

##25B48253
WEAPON VIOLATIONSAssault
Meridian2025-08-17 at 22:58

4100 block of DEEMER RD, Bellingham, WA

##25B48297
SHOTS FIREDAssault
Meridian2025-08-17 at 20:30

200 block of VAN WYCK RD, Bellingham, WA

##25B48332
ASSAULT - FelonyAssault
Cornwall Park2025-08-17 at 02:18

2900 block of SQUALICUM PKWY, Bellingham, WA

##25B48120
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Meridian2025-08-16 at 23:53

4000 block of DEEMER RD, Bellingham, WA

##25B48096

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