Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

January 6-12, 2025|456 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 456 incidents during January 6-12, 2025, a notable 82% increase from the previous week. Bellingham averaged 65.1 incidents per day, with Friday being the busiest at 74 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 25% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (30%).

Total Incidents

456

+82% vs last week

Daily Average

65.1

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Friday

74 incidents

Violent Incidents

8%

of total activity

Bellingham police activity peaked on Friday with 74 incidents reported.

Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 114 incidents (25% of total), followed by Meridian at 19%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 50% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

1
Downtown114
2
Meridian86
3
Puget27
4
Sehome26
5
Barkley24

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious138 (30%)
2
Theft83 (18%)
3
Other65 (14%)
4
Investigation59 (13%)
5
Vehicular48 (11%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

SUICIDE - Attempt/ThreatWelfare
Samish2025-01-12 at 21:40

1800 block of 35TH ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B02507
WEAPON VIOLATIONSAssault
Whatcom Falls2025-01-12 at 13:12

1600 block of SILVER BEACH RD, Bellingham, WA

##25B02439
SUICIDE - Attempt/ThreatWelfare
Downtown2025-01-12 at 16:38

900 block of N STATE ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B02470
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Barkley2025-01-12 at 10:56

1400 block of E SUNSET DR, Bellingham, WA

##25B02402
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Sehome2025-01-12 at 09:25

1000 block of OTIS ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B02377

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