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What Happened in Bellingham on Saturday, March 21st, 2026

Yesterday in Bellingham, police responded to 29 incidents, up 7% from 27 the day before. 2 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 7 arrests.

The most common incident type was Disorder, accounting for 10 of 29 reports (34% of total). The most active neighborhood was Downtown with 10 incidents.

Overall activity was 16% below the 30-day average of 35 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. Disorder led with 10 incidents (34% of total), followed by Behavioral Health with 6 and Administrative with 5.

Trending: Drugs & Alcohol is up 150% over the past 7 days (10 incidents this week vs 4 the prior week).

Incident Category Breakdown

What's in “Administrative”?
INFORMATION REPORT2
WARRANT ARREST1
ASSIST OTHER AGENCY1
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE1
Total Incidents29 7%
Arrests7 17%
Violent2 100%
Non-Violent27 4%

Violent Crime

2 violent crimes were reported in Bellingham yesterday, accounting for 7% of all incidents. This is up 100% from the prior day.

The most common violent offense was COLLISION - HIT & RUN with 1 of 2 incidents, followed by WEAPON VIOLATIONS with 1. Of 2 violent incidents, 1 resulted in an arrest — a 50% arrest rate.

COLLISION - HIT & RUNViolent
14:07·Puget·900 Block of Potter St
WEAPON VIOLATIONSViolent
23:49·Downtown·1200 Block of Railroad Ave

Arrests

Bellingham police made 7 arrests yesterday, involving 6 individuals. 1 arrest was related to violent incidents.

Arrests accounted for 24% of all incidents. Of the 7 arrests, 2 were Theft & Burglary, 1 was Traffic & Vehicles, and 1 was Disorder. This is up 17% from the 6 arrests the prior day.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
00:46·Traffic & Vehicles·Happy Valley
TRESPASS
10:49·Disorder·Downtown
DRUG - NARCOTICS VIOLATIONS
11:20·Drugs & Alcohol·Downtown
SHOPLIFTING
15:11·Theft & Burglary·Meridian
THEFT
16:28·Theft & Burglary·Puget
WARRANT ARREST
16:48·Administrative·York
WEAPON VIOLATIONSViolent
23:49·Assault & Violence·Downtown

Neighborhood Activity

Yesterday, incidents were reported across 13 neighborhoods in Bellingham. Downtown had the highest activity with 10 incidents, followed by Meridian with 3 and Puget with 2.

Downtown accounted for 34% of all incidents — a quarter or more of the city's activity in a single neighborhood.

Downtown10
Meridian3
Puget2
Barkley2
Columbia2
Happy Valley2
Cornwall Park2
York1

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 (5 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 4 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 1am with no incidents reported.

Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 5 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 11, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 10, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 3. Morning was the busiest period overall.

Saturdays in Bellingham typically average 29 incidents. Yesterday's total of 29 is 0 below that 8-week average (equal).

Key Patterns

Downtown: Most Active for 8 Straight Days

Downtown has been the most active neighborhood for 8 consecutive days. Today it logged 10 incidents (34% of the city total).

Drugs & Alcohol Up 150% This Week

Drugs & Alcohol incidents have risen sharply: 10 in the past 7 days compared to 4 the prior 7 days — a 150% increase. Today alone saw 1 drugs & alcohol incident.

Full Incident Log

This log contains all 29 incidents reported to the Bellingham Police Department on Saturday, March 21st, 2026. Published Sunday, March 22nd, 2026.

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