Yesterday in Bellingham - 33 Incidents & 8 Arrests
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Good afternoon, Bellingham!
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Saturday was a busy evening for arrests, with the day's reports showing eight people taken into custody. Most arrests were concentrated in the early morning hours, when four arrests happened between 12:39 AM and 2 AM, including a felony assault near PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center and two incidents on the Holly St strip.
Bellingham incident map for 05/02/2026
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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
Reports
33
-8 from Fri
Peak Hour
12 PM
5 reports
Nonviolent
94%
-2% from Avg
Saturday showed signs of the recent theft surge slowing, with the day marking a 41% (13 vs 22) decrease week over week. Burglaries have also fallen significantly, from 4 to 0 in the same timeframe.
CATEGORIES
Other Non-criminal9
Domestic Violence (no assault)4
Behavioral Health3
Suspicious Circumstance3
LOCATIONS
Downtown8
Cordata3
Columbia3
York2
HOT BLOCK
800 Block of Lakeway Dr
 
TIMES
Overnight5
Morning7
Afternoon11
Evening10
PEAK
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
 
ARREST BREAKDOWN
19% ABOVE 30-DAY AVERAGE
Total Arrest
8
+3 from Fri
Repeats
1
-2 from Fri
7-Day Total
39
0% WoW
Of yesterday's eight arrest, only one is marked as a repeat offender in our data; a criminal trespass at the 1300 block of Railroad Ave, the subject's eighth arrest going back to late September.
CATEGORIES
Driving Under the Influence225
Assault — Misdemeanor113
Harassment113
LOCATIONS
Downtown338
York113
Samish113
Puget113
Arrest does not imply guilt. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
 
YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY
WEEKLY TREND
Fraud and Forgery Reports Rising
Fraud/Forgery incidents jumped from 1 in the prior seven-day period to 6 this week.
PATTERN WATCH
A Parallel Week
The last 7 day's total of 200 incidents is running just 3.6% ahead of the same point last week.
WEEKLY TREND
Court Order Violations Rising
Court order violations have risen from 2 in the prior seven days to 7 this week.
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