Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

April 20-26, 2026|221 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 221 incidents during April 20-26, 2026. Bellingham averaged 31.6 incidents per day, with Tuesday being the busiest at 48 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 14% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (24%).

Total Incidents

221

+7% vs last week

Daily Average

31.6

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Tuesday

48 incidents

Violent Incidents

10%

of total activity

Tuesday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 48 incidents, 52% above the weekly average of 31.6.

Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 32 incidents (14% of total), followed by Meridian at 13%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 36% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious54 (24%)
2
Investigation39 (18%)
3
Welfare32 (14%)
4
Theft31 (14%)
5
Other30 (14%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Roosevelt2026-04-26 at 20:22

1200 block of BARKLEY BLVD, Bellingham, WA

##26B23023
SUICIDE - Attempt/ThreatWelfare
Downtown2026-04-26 at 15:55

000 block of ZOUTSIDE CITY LIMITS, Bellingham, WA

##26B22978
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Whatcom Falls2026-04-26 at 14:17

1400 block of ELECTRIC AVE, Bellingham, WA

##26B22961
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Barkley2026-04-26 at 00:44

2400 block of RIMLAND DR, Bellingham, WA

##26B22895
ASSAULT - FelonyAssault
Roosevelt2026-04-25 at 10:47

2600 block of MOORE ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B22743

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