Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

March 23-29, 2026|202 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 202 incidents during March 23-29, 2026, a 11% decrease from the prior week. Bellingham averaged 28.9 incidents per day, with Friday being the busiest at 41 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 21% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (34%).

Total Incidents

202

-11% vs last week

Daily Average

28.9

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Friday

41 incidents

Violent Incidents

10%

of total activity

Friday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 41 incidents, 42% above the weekly average of 28.9.

Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 42 incidents (21% of total), followed by Meridian at 18%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 47% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

1
Downtown42
2
Meridian37
3
Birchwood17
4
Lettered Streets15
5
Barkley11

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious68 (34%)
2
Other35 (17%)
3
Investigation24 (12%)
4
Welfare22 (11%)
5
Theft20 (10%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Cornwall Park2026-03-29 at 16:14

2500 block of MERIDIAN ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B17087
SUICIDE - Attempt/ThreatWelfare
Downtown2026-03-29 at 15:56

1200 block of BAY ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B17081
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Lettered Streets2026-03-29 at 13:20

600 block of DUPONT ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B17065
FIGHTAssault
Downtown2026-03-29 at 03:37

200 block of E HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B17015
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Downtown2026-03-29 at 00:30

200 block of E HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B16996

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