Yesterday in Bellingham - Busier than average with 40 incidents
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Good afternoon, Bellingham!
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Monday was unusually active for a start to the week. 40 incidents were logged across town, coming in at 28% above the eight-week Monday average of 31, and 38% higher than Sunday's count. Disorderly behavior reports drove the volume, with 11 trouble-with-a-person and disturbance incidents scattered across nine different neighborhoods.
Bellingham incident map for 06/08/2026
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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026
Reports
40
+11 from Sun
Peak Hour
8 AM
4 reports
Nonviolent
100%
+7% from Avg
Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical) was Monday's top category, bringing it 48% higher in week-over-week category totals. Other non-criminal followed with nine reports, then behavioral health with three. Drugs/Narcotics saw two reports, including a suspected drug house on the 2300 Block of Orleans St in Roosevelt and a drugs investigation on the 1300 Block of N State St. Theft was quiet on Monday itself with just two incidents, though the last 7-days are still 64% higher than the prior week.
CATEGORIES
Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)11
Other Non-criminal9
Behavioral Health3
Theft2
LOCATIONS
Downtown6
York5
Roosevelt5
Puget3
HOT BLOCK
500 Block of Grand Ave
 
TIMES
Overnight4
Morning18
Afternoon11
Evening7
PEAK
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
 
ARREST BREAKDOWN
20% BELOW 30-DAY AVERAGE
Total Arrest
6
-2 from Sun
Repeats
4
0 from Sun
7-Day Total
58
+16% WoW
Yesterday's six arrests saw four repeat offenders and zero violent reports. The most notable was a 31-year-old picked up on a warrant at 12:43 AM on the 100 Block of Chuckanut Dr in Edgemoor, marking their 10th arrest in our data since March 2025. An 18-year-old picked up their fifth arrest for graffiti on the 1300 Block of N State St in York, and a 67-year-old taken in on warrants at just after 10 PM on the 500 Block of Holly St.
CATEGORIES
Warrant Arrest233
Graffiti117
Harassment117
LOCATIONS
Downtown233
Edgemoor117
York117
Barkley117
Arrest does not imply guilt. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
 
YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY
PATTERN WATCH
Above Average Totals
Monday's 40 incidents came in above the 8-week Monday average of 31.3, and 15 higher than last Monday's count of 25.
WEEKLY TREND
Harassment Reports Appeare
Harassment reports went from zero in the prior 7-day window to 8 in the most recent seven days, a notable jump in a category that had been completely quiet.
PATTERN WATCH
1700 Block of Ellis St
The 1700 Block of Ellis St ranked as the 6th-busiest block over the past seven days despite not appearing in the 30-day top 15. Meanwhile, the 500 Block of Grand Ave (BPD headquarters, where many reports are filed) has been a top-10 block for 6 of the last 7 days.
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