Yesterday in Bellingham - 29 Incidents & 7 Arrests
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Good morning, Bellingham!
Monday, May 18, 2026
Sunday saw four DUI arrests throughout the day, with two between midnight 2am, and two more in the evening - accounting for more than half of the day's seven arrests. BPD also had a run-in with a frequent offender who was picked up for their 18th arrest since April 2025.
Bellingham incident map for 05/17/2026
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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026
Reports
29
+11 from Sat
Peak Hour
2 AM
5 reports
Nonviolent
90%
-4% from Avg
Disorderly behavior led the categories with seven reports, mostly trouble-with-a-person incidents spread across Meridian, Roosevelt, and York. DUI followed with four reports, then suspicious circumstances with three, which is now at 15 in the last seven days compared to six the week before.
CATEGORIES
Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)7
Driving Under the Influence4
Suspicious Circumstance3
Missing Person2
LOCATIONS
Meridian6
Downtown4
Sehome3
Roosevelt3
HOT BLOCK
200 Block of E Chestnut St
 
TIMES
Overnight6
Morning6
Afternoon9
Evening8
PEAK
2:00 AM – 3:00 AM
 
ARREST BREAKDOWN
6% ABOVE 30-DAY AVERAGE
Total Arrest
7
-1 from Sat
Repeats
2
-1 from Sat
7-Day Total
49
-14% WoW
Yesterday's seven arrests included two repeat offenders and four DUI arrests. One subject picked up their 18th arrest since April 2025, a 39-year-old arrested up for trespassing in Sehome at 9:13 AM. The rest of Sunday's arrests were mostly first-timers in our data, including: four DUI arrests (ages 23, 24, 31, and 34), a misdemeanor assault downtown, and a warrant arrest on E McLeod Rd in Meridian at 2:39 AM.
CATEGORIES
Driving Under the Influence457
Assault — Misdemeanor114
Warrant Arrest114
LOCATIONS
Downtown343
York114
Meridian114
Sehome114
Arrest does not imply guilt. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
 
YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY
WEEKLY TREND
Rise In Suspicious Circumstance Reports
Suspicious Circumstance incidents jumped have risen from 6 in the prior seven-day period to 15 this past week.
PATTERN WATCH
Felony Assault Watch
Five felony assault reports were logged over the past seven days after zero in the prior week. Combined with a rise in misdemeanor assault reports (8 vs. 6), physical incidents have run above average for four days in a row.
WEEKLY TREND
Overall Volume Stayed Below Average
Sunday's 29 incidents came in slightly below the eight-week Sunday average of 31.9, and the full week totaled 194 incidents, about 10% fewer than the 215 logged at the same point last week.
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