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Good afternoon, Bellingham!

Friday, June 19, 2026

Thursday logged just 28 incidents, 30% fewer than Wednesday and about 20% below the typical Thursday. Even with the lower incident count, the day saw an unusual four violent incidents - a burglary arrest, an attempted burglary arrest, a misdemeanor assault, and a felony assault at PeaceHealth St. Joseph.

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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN

THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026

Reports

-12 from Wed

Peak Hour

11 PM

4 reports

Nonviolent

86%

-9% from Avg

Other non-criminal and disorderly behavior (non-physical) led the categories yesterday, on par with what typically leads. While drugs/ narcotics has continued its decrease, currently six fewer week-over-week, yesterday's two burglary related incidents stand out in an otherwise rare category.

CATEGORIES

Other Non-criminal	5
Disorderly Behavior (Non-Physical)	4
Domestic Violence (no assault)	3
Burglary	2

LOCATIONS

Puget	4
Downtown	3
Meridian	3
Birchwood	3

HOT BLOCK

300 Block of E Bellis Fair Pkwy

TIMES

Overnight	2
Morning	9
Afternoon	6
Evening	11

PEAK

11:00 PM – 12:00 AM

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ARREST BREAKDOWN

AT 30-DAY AVERAGE

Total Arrest

+2 from Wed

Repeats

+3 from Wed

7-Day Total

-16% WoW

Five of yesterday's seven arrests were repeat offenders. One of them, a 50-year-old arrested for burglary and outstanding warrants in Meridian, received his 9th arrest in our data. Meanwhile, Birchwood's attempted burglary report resulted in a 35 year-old's 6th arrest since December. The felony assault arrest at PeaceHealth involved an individual with no prior record, and the harassment arrest on Chestnut and warrant pickup on Magnolia both occurred Downtown in the evening.

CATEGORIES

Harassment	2	29
Burglary	2	29
Warrant Arrest	2	29

LOCATIONS

Downtown	3	43
Cornwall Park	1	14
Birchwood	1	14
Meridian	1	14

Arrest does not imply guilt. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY

PATTERN WATCH

Violent Incidents

Thursday logged the highest single-day count of violent incidents in 25 days, even as overall volume dropped 30% from Wednesday.

WEEKLY TREND

Traffic Collisions Rise

Traffic collision reports are up from 4 in the prior seven-day window to 11 in the most recent seven days.

CIVIC CONTEXT

Overall Lower Incidents

Thursday's 28 incidents came in about 20% below the eight-week Thursday average of 34.9.

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Yesterday in Bellingham - 28 Incidents & 7 Arrests