Yesterday in Bellingham - 41 Incidents & a Robbery Arrest
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Good morning, Bellingham!
Friday, May 22, 2026
Yesterday was busy for BPD. Forty-one incidents, four of them violent, including a robbery arrest downtown and a felony assault report on Central Ave. Eight people were arrested across the day, with the majority of activity concentrated in the late afternoon and evening hours along Cornwall Ave and the surrounding blocks.
Bellingham incident map for 05/21/2026
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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026
Reports
41
+8 from Wed
Peak Hour
11 AM
5 reports
Nonviolent
90%
-4% from Avg
Three traffic collisions in a single day is the standout category, matching the total over the previous seven days in just a single day. What isn't in today's categories also tells a story; theft, which after its recent surges is now settling down and is currently 41% lower week-over-week.
CATEGORIES
Behavioral Health8
Other Non-criminal6
Suspicious Circumstance6
Traffic Collision3
LOCATIONS
Downtown12
Lettered Streets5
York3
Cordata3
HOT BLOCK
1800 Block of Cornwall Ave
 
TIMES
Overnight3
Morning11
Afternoon15
Evening12
PEAK
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
ARREST BREAKDOWN
21% ABOVE 30-DAY AVERAGE
Total Arrest
8
0 from Wed
Repeats
6
-1 from Wed
7-Day Total
44
-8% WoW
At 9:07 PM, a 31-year-old was arrested for burglary and theft on the 1800 Block of Cornwall Ave, then hit with an outstanding warrant 14 minutes later at the same location - their 8th arrest in the last year. Downtown also saw a 25-year-old arrested for robbery on E Magnolia St and a 29-year-old arrested for auto theft and DUI on Commercial St.
CATEGORIES
Drugs & Narcotics225
Traffic Collision113
Burglary113
LOCATIONS
Downtown563
York113
South Bellingham113
Roosevelt113
Arrest does not imply guilt. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
 
YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY
WEEKLY TREND
Four Days Above Average
Thursday's 41 incidents extends a streak of above-average days to four in a row.
PATTERN WATCH
Violent Incidents Jumped Thursday
Thursday's four violent incidents came in three higher than Wednesday, and notably higher than Bellingham's average.
SAFETY ADVISORY
Traffic Collisions
Yesterday's three collision reports doubled the 7-day total to 6, compared to 3 in the prior period.
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