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Samish

Samish recorded 7 police incidents in the 30 days ending August 31, 2026, 100% of them non-violent. It ranks #15 of 25 Bellingham neighborhoods by activity, 62% below its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 38 calls here over the same period.

Source: Bellingham Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

Bellingham/Neighborhoods/Samish
Live map · Last 30 days

Samish & surrounding blocks

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Neighborhood overview

Samish at a glance

Rank
#15/25
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Samish this week is
Low

About 1 reported incident a day, concentrated Afternoon. 100% of incidents are non-violent.

Incidents · 30D
7
1% of city
Arrests · 30D
0
0% of incidents
Fire median · 30D
5:46
+1:19 vs city
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Notable incident · August 19, 7:27 PM

Collision - injury

3500 block Ridgemont Way · Samish

Activity patterns

When and what gets reported in Samish

Reported incidents over the last 30 days, broken down by time of day, day of week, and category family.

When activity happens
Busiest time
3p–5p
2-hour window
Busiest day
Wed
29% on weekends
Quietest time
12a–2a
Sun lowest
By time of day
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
Share of incidents by day
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
What gets reported
By category family
Persons in Need#1 Behavioral Health#2 Death Investigation29%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Domestic Violence (No Assault)#2 Harassment29%
Operations & Administrative#1 Other Non-Criminal14%
Community Services#1 Service Call14%
Traffic & Vehicles#1 Traffic Collision14%
Fire & EMS

How fast help arrives, and who responds

Median time for the first unit to reach a high-priority (Priority 0–2) call, benchmarked against the city median and the 8-minute target, plus the mix of units sent to Samish.

How fast help arrives here
Fire / EMS response to Samish
5:46median dispatch → on scene
1:19 slower than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 5:46City median 4:27
80%
On scene under 8 min
#20
Fastest of 23 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Samish
EMS / Medic85%57 units
Engine company9%6 units
Command & support6%4 units
67 Fire/EMS units dispatched · last 30 days
Inside Samish

Block by block

The busiest block-faces in this neighborhood, and what each one is like. Hover any block to preview its character, timing, and what gets reported there.

19 blocks in Samish, from highest to lowest incidents · 90dHover to preview
Samish

3800 Block Elwood Ave

Peak window Overnight · Burglary is the most frequent call type ·

6
Incidents · 90d
19%
of Samish
Overnight
Peak block
Top incidentBurglary1in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Burglary
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
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