Crime & Safety in Bellingham
Bellingham's crime data carries a real, disclosed tension across sources this pass -- one source citing an overall rate genuinely above the national average, a separate source rating Bellingham 'Very Safe' overall (A grade) with zero of 27 analyzed neighborhoods scoring below a B.
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Learn moreOne source: a genuinely elevated overall crime rate
One source cites Bellingham's overall crime rate at 70.91 per 1,000 residents against a national rate of 33.37 on the same scale (a separate framing of the same general figure: 4,106.9 per 100,000) -- a genuinely elevated rate, not a favorable read.
A separately cited, more favorable 'Very Safe' grade
A separate source gives Bellingham an overall 'B' crime grade and a city-wide safety rating of 'Very Safe' (A), with zero of 27 analyzed neighborhoods receiving a C, D, or F grade -- a real, disclosed tension with the rate-based figure above, both presented honestly rather than resolved to the more flattering one.
A real research gap on the violent/property split
A specific violent-crime-vs-property-crime breakdown for Bellingham was not independently confirmed with precisely cited figures this pass -- disclosed as a research gap rather than an invented split.
Crime concentrates geographically -- neighborhood matters
As with most cities in this dataset, Bellingham's crime is unlikely to be spread evenly across every neighborhood. Confirm a specific address directly rather than relying on a citywide figure alone; see best-areas.
Key takeaways
- One source cites Bellingham's overall crime rate genuinely above the national average (70.91 vs. 33.37 per 1,000).
- A separate source rates Bellingham 'Very Safe' overall (A grade), with zero of 27 analyzed neighborhoods scoring below a B -- a real, disclosed tension.
- A specific violent-vs-property crime split was not independently confirmed this pass -- disclosed as a research gap.
- Crime likely concentrates geographically -- confirm a specific address directly rather than relying on a citywide figure alone.
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