Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

December 29, 2025 - January 4, 2026|176 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 176 incidents during December 29, 2025 - January 4, 2026. Bellingham averaged 25.1 incidents per day, with Friday being the busiest at 40 incidents. Meridian led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 15% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (27%).

Total Incidents

176

+1% vs last week

Daily Average

25.1

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Friday

40 incidents

Violent Incidents

11%

of total activity

Friday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 40 incidents, 59% above the weekly average of 25.1.

Meridian was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 26 incidents (15% of total), followed by Downtown at 13%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 38% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

1
Meridian26
2
Downtown22
3
Lettered Streets17
4
Puget11
5
York9

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious48 (27%)
2
Other38 (22%)
3
Investigation26 (15%)
4
Welfare24 (14%)
5
Vehicular19 (11%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Cordata2026-01-04 at 17:45

300 block of MEADOWBROOK CT, Bellingham, WA

##26B00654
SUICIDE - Attempt/ThreatWelfare
Cordata2026-01-04 at 11:27

4100 block of CORDATA PKWY, Bellingham, WA

##26B00608
SHOTS FIREDAssault
Cordata2026-01-04 at 00:53

900 block of PACIFIC RIM LN, Bellingham, WA

##26B00544
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Puget2026-01-03 at 17:38

1700 block of E MAPLE ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B00474
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Barkley2026-01-03 at 15:19

3100 block of RACINE ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B00456

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