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Bellingham/Reports/January 15, 2026

What Happened in Bellingham on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026

Yesterday in Bellingham, police responded to 43 incidents, up 72% from 25 the day before. 4 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 9 arrests.

The most common incident type was Administrative, accounting for 15 of 43 reports (35% of total). The most active neighborhood was Downtown with 12 incidents.

Overall activity was 49% above the 30-day average of 29 incidents per day.

Incident activity heatmap by hour and day
Nonviolent
Nonviolent Arrest
Violent
Violent + Arrest

Incident Categories

Yesterday, Bellingham reported incidents across 8 categories. Administrative led with 15 incidents (35% of total), followed by Behavioral Health with 8 and Disorder with 5.

Trending: Fraud & Financial is up 200% over the past 7 days (3 incidents this week vs 1 the prior week).

Incident Category Breakdown

What's In “Administrative”
INFORMATION REPORT5
WARRANT ARREST4
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE4
ASSIST OTHER AGENCY2
Total Incidents43 72%
Arrests9 80%
Violent4 100%
Non-Violent39 70%

Violent Crime

4 violent crimes were reported in Bellingham yesterday, accounting for 9% of all incidents. This is up 100% from the prior day.

The most common violent offense was ROBBERY with 1 of 4 incidents, followed by ASSAULT - Misdemeanor with 1. Of 4 violent incidents, 0 resulted in an arrest — a 0% arrest rate.

ROBBERYViolent
00:45·Downtown·100 Block of E Holly St
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorViolent
11:24·Happy Valley·3100 Block of Ferry Ave
COLLISION - HIT & RUNViolent
13:02·Puget·1300 Block of King St
FIGHTViolent
19:35·Columbia·1200 Block of Broadway St

Arrests

Bellingham police made 9 arrests yesterday, involving 9 individuals.

Arrests accounted for 21% of all incidents. Of the 9 arrests, 4 were Administrative, 3 were Traffic & Vehicles, and 1 was Theft & Burglary. This is up 80% from the 5 arrests the prior day.

WARRANT ARREST
02:25·Administrative·Downtown
WARRANT ARREST
08:30·Administrative·Downtown
WARRANT ARREST
12:30·Administrative·Downtown
THEFT
19:08·Theft & Burglary·Cornwall Park
TRAFFIC STOP (Violation)
20:02·Traffic & Vehicles·York
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
20:04·Traffic & Vehicles·Lettered Streets
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
20:57·Disorder·Happy Valley
WARRANT ARREST
21:25·Administrative·Meridian
TRAFFIC STOP (Violation)
22:41·Traffic & Vehicles·Birchwood

Neighborhood Activity

Yesterday, incidents were reported across 13 neighborhoods in Bellingham. Downtown had the highest activity with 12 incidents, followed by Cornwall Park with 5 and York with 4.

Downtown accounted for 28% of all incidents — a quarter or more of the city's activity in a single neighborhood.

Downtown12
Cornwall Park5
York4
Lettered Streets4
Sehome3
Meridian3
Birchwood3
Happy Valley3

1 specific location has appeared in the top 10 most active blocks for 4 or more of the last 7 days, including 500 Block of Grand Ave (6 of 7 days).

Explore all neighborhoods and their trends in Bellingham Neighborhood Safety. →

Hourly Breakdown

Activity in Bellingham yesterday peaked between 8 AM – 9 AM with 5 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 1am with no incidents reported.

Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 3 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 11, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 14, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 15. Evening was the busiest period overall.

Wednesdays in Bellingham typically average 39 incidents. Yesterday's total of 43 is 4 above that 8-week average (10% higher).

Key Patterns

This Week Is Pacing Higher Than Last

Through Wednesday (3 days), this week has recorded 103 incidents — 20% more than the 86 reported at the same point last week. If the pace holds, the week could finish well above last week’s total.

Harassment & Threats Up 83% This Week

Harassment & Threats incidents have risen sharply: 11 in the past 7 days compared to 6 the prior 7 days — a 83% increase. Today alone saw 2 harassment & threats incidents.

Full Incident Log

This log contains all 43 incidents reported to the Bellingham Police Department on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026. Published Thursday, January 15th, 2026.

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