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The Bellingham crime rate is higher than the Washington average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #153

Bellingham, WA	2,199.37
Washington	1,855.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Bellingham, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Bellingham, WA	Count	1	55	64	100	726	3,808	165	2
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	1.2	66.2	77.1	120.4	874.2	4,585.3	198.7	2.4	2,268
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.5	30.7	79.9	164.7	783.0	2,489.1	434.0	NA	1,706
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2012	Bellingham, WA	Count	0	29	53	138	614	3,223	138	5
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	35.1	64.1	166.9	742.8	3,898.9	166.9	6.0	1,868
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	31.8	83.3	177.5	880.5	2,395.3	382.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Bellingham, WA	Count	1	35	55	108	646	2,961	131	7
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	1.2	42.6	66.9	131.5	786.3	3,604.2	159.5	8.5	1,838
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.4	33.5	82.5	176.1	827.7	2,383.3	363.6	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Bellingham, WA	Count	2	37	73	170	589	2,931	133	6
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	2.5	45.6	90.0	209.5	725.9	3,612.3	163.9	7.4	1,958
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	38.1	88.2	185.3	820.3	2,503.7	382.6	NA	1,769
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Bellingham, WA	Count	2	37	48	84	651	3,547	143	17
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	2.5	46.1	59.8	104.7	811.3	4,420.3	178.2	21.2	2,063
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	38.1	100.5	189.7	792.2	2,519.4	355.3	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Bellingham, WA	Count	2	23	59	97	641	3,515	202	23
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	2.5	29.2	74.9	123.1	813.4	4,460.4	256.3	29.2	2,071
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.9	40.1	96.9	191.2	801.3	2,524.6	432.6	NA	1,829
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Bellingham, WA	Count	2	29	58	98	696	4,087	239	31
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	2.6	38.0	76.0	128.5	912.3	5,357.2	313.3	40.6	2,426
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	40.6	93.6	196.2	814.8	2,634.4	581.6	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Bellingham, WA	Count	0	33	76	87	791	4,267	276	20
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	43.5	100.2	114.7	1,043.2	5,627.2	364.0	26.4	2,594
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	42.9	100.1	199.8	911.6	2,850.7	717.6	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Bellingham, WA	Count	3	28	53	90	709	4,555	309	24
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	4.1	37.8	71.6	121.7	958.4	6,157.1	417.7	32.4	2,708
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.3	44.7	92.1	205.8	959.7	3,149.5	783.9	NA	2,275
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Bellingham, WA	59.11
Washington	34.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Bellingham, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Bellingham, WA	Count	4	2	0	0	2	0
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	48
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Bellingham, WA	Count	10	4	0	4	2	0
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	12.1	4.8	0.0	4.8	2.4	0.0	120
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Bellingham, WA	Count	9	3	2	2	2	0
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	10.9	3.6	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.0	108
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Bellingham, WA	Count	5	2	1	2	0	0
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	6.1	2.4	1.2	2.4	0.0	0.0	60
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Bellingham, WA	Count	9	7	0	1	1	0
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	11.1	8.6	0.0	1.2	1.2	0.0	110
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Bellingham, WA	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	2.5	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.2	0.0	24
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Bellingham, WA	Count	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	5.1	3.8	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	50
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.7	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Bellingham, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Bellingham, WA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Bellingham, WA	1.54
Washington	1.87
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Bellingham, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Bellingham, WA	Count	165	112	53
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	198.7	134.9	63.8	1.67
	Washington	Per 100,000	207.0	146.5	60.5	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Bellingham, WA	Count	154	107	47
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	186.3	129.5	56.9	1.58
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	148.7	61.4	1.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Bellingham, WA	Count	157	110	47
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	189.9	133.1	56.9	1.61
	Washington	Per 100,000	206.6	147.2	59.4	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Bellingham, WA	Count	160	109	51
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	194.8	132.7	62.1	1.64
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	150.7	59.4	1.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Bellingham, WA	Count	154	110	44
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	189.8	135.6	54.2	1.63
	Washington	Per 100,000	217.0	155.1	61.9	1.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Bellingham, WA	Count	157	110	47
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	195.7	137.1	58.6	1.66
	Washington	Per 100,000	223.7	159.5	64.3	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Bellingham, WA	Count	162	111	51
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	205.6	140.9	64.7	1.73
	Washington	Per 100,000	229.1	162.2	66.9	1.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Bellingham, WA	Count	161	111	50
	Bellingham, WA	Per 100,000	211.0	145.5	65.5	1.78
	Washington	Per 100,000	226.6	160.5	66.1	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Bellingham, WA	Count	158	109	49
2005	Bellingham, WA	Count	156	104	52