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Good afternoon, Bellingham!

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Monday was quiet by the numbers, with just 25 incidents, about 22% below the typical Monday average. Violent incidents stood out however, with three reports including two burglaries and a misdemeanor assault in Birchwood, putting Monday above the recent average on that front even as overall activity stayed low.

Nonviolent

Arrest

Violent

V + Arrest

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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN

MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026

Reports

+6 from Sun

Peak Hour

11 AM

3 reports

Nonviolent

88%

-7% from Avg

Behavioral health followed other non-criminal for the day with four incidents, including a suicide-related report on South Hill and welfare checks in Meridian and Cordata. The two burglary incidents bring the week's total to four, three higher than the previous week (1). On the quieter side, domestic disputes without assault are down 50% from the prior week, and suspicious circumstance reports have dropped by the same margin.

CATEGORIES

Other Non-criminal	7
Behavioral Health	4
Theft	2
Burglary	2

LOCATIONS

Downtown	5
Meridian	3
Happy Valley	3
York	2

HOT BLOCK

1800 Block of Cornwall Ave

TIMES

Overnight	6
Morning	8
Afternoon	9
Evening	2

PEAK

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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ARREST BREAKDOWN

44% BELOW 30-DAY AVERAGE

Total Arrest

-1 from Sun

Repeats

0 from Sun

7-Day Total

+27% WoW

Four arrests Monday, all before 8 PM. The most notable was a 58-year-old booked on felony harassment in Sehome on the 400 block of E Holly St, their fourth arrest in our data going back to March 2025. A 31-year-old picked up two incidents on the 100 block of E Holly St, a warrant arrest and a municipal code violation for an alley closure, both logged within a minute of each other around 9:15 AM. A 36-year-old was arrested for DUI on South Hill just before noon, and a 40-year-old was trespassed at the Walmart-area stretch of Meridian around 7:45 PM, their third arrest since April 2025.

CATEGORIES

Other Criminal	1	25
Harassment	1	25
Driving Under the Influence	1	25

LOCATIONS

Downtown	1	25
Sehome	1	25
South Hill	1	25
Meridian	1	25

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

YOUR INTEL FOR TODAY

WEEKLY TREND

Assault Reports

The recent 7-day window shows 5 misdemeanor assault reports and 3 felony assault reports, compared to zero and 1 respectively in the prior week.

PATTERN WATCH

Three Days Below Average Volume

Monday's 25 incidents came in 22.5% below the 8-week Monday average of 32.3, extending a streak of below-average days to three in a row.

WEEKLY TREND

Theft Reports

Theft reports hit 19 in the recent 7-day window, up from 12 in the prior week, a gain of 7 reports.

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