Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

March 9-15, 2026|221 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 221 incidents during March 9-15, 2026. Bellingham averaged 31.6 incidents per day, with Thursday being the busiest at 39 incidents. Meridian led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 14% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (23%).

Total Incidents

221

+9% vs last week

Daily Average

31.6

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Thursday

39 incidents

Violent Incidents

14%

of total activity

Thursday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 39 incidents, 23% above the weekly average of 31.6.

Meridian was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 32 incidents (14% of total), followed by Downtown at 13%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 37% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

1
Meridian32
2
Downtown29
3
Lettered Streets22
4
Happy Valley17
5
Birchwood13

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious50 (23%)
2
Other48 (22%)
3
Welfare36 (16%)
4
Investigation32 (14%)
5
Theft22 (10%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

SUICIDE - Attempt/ThreatWelfare
Irongate2026-03-15 at 22:39

3800 block of HANNEGAN RD, Bellingham, WA

##26B14434
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Happy Valley2026-03-15 at 21:24

200 block of 36TH ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B14424
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Happy Valley2026-03-15 at 16:05

900 block of 22ND ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B14378
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Barkley2026-03-15 at 08:12

2400 block of RIMLAND DR, Bellingham, WA

##26B14316
SUICIDE - Attempt/ThreatWelfare
Happy Valley2026-03-15 at 07:35

2600 block of DOUGLAS AVE, Bellingham, WA

##26B14312

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