Yesterday in Bellingham - 25 Incidents & 4 Arrests
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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.
Bellingham incident map for 06/22/2026
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INCIDENT BREAKDOWN
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026
Reports
25
+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-criminal7
Behavioral Health4
Theft2
Burglary2
LOCATIONS
Downtown5
Meridian3
Happy Valley3
York2
HOT BLOCK
1800 Block of Cornwall Ave
 
TIMES
Overnight6
Morning8
Afternoon9
Evening2
PEAK
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
ARREST BREAKDOWN
44% BELOW 30-DAY AVERAGE
Total Arrest
4
-1 from Sun
Repeats
3
0 from Sun
7-Day Total
38
+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 Criminal125
Harassment125
Driving Under the Influence125
LOCATIONS
Downtown125
Sehome125
South Hill125
Meridian125
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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