Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Guide Meridian

Statistic	Reported_incidents	Guide Meridian_{/100k people}	Bellingham_{/100k people}	Washington_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	4,967	6,774 (estimate)	5,775	3,796	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Guide Meridian_{/100k people}	Bellingham_{/100k people}	Washington_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	2.7	5.3
Rape	61	n/a	70.9	42.2	40.4
Robbery	47	n/a	54.6	77.5	102.8
Assault	116	n/a	134.9	179.7	248.5
Violent crime	224	305 (estimate)	260	302	386
Burglary	751	n/a	873.2	674.8	468.9
Theft	3,709	n/a	4,312.5	2,376.3	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	283	n/a	329.1	443.0	236.9
Property crime	4,743	6,468 (estimate)	5,515	3,494	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Sumas, WA	1,775	0	938	938
Everson, WA	2,555	0	969	969
Lynden, WA	13,204	65	969	1,034
Geneva, WA	2,630	92	1,064	1,156
Nooksack, WA	1,763	136	1,574	1,710
Alger, WA	156	191	2,211	2,402
Ferndale, WA	12,666	120	2,354	2,474
Bellingham, WA	84,462	260	5,515	5,775

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Guide Meridian is 139% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 18.56 daily crimes that occur in Guide Meridian.
Guide Meridian is safer than 20% of the cities in the Washington.
In Guide Meridian you have a 1 in 15 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Bellingham has increased by 13%.

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Daily Crime In Guide Meridian (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Guide Meridian

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Guide Meridian is 1 in 328

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Guide Meridian is 1 in 16

The chance of being a victim of crime in Guide Meridian is 1 in 15

Year Over Year Crime In Bellingham (per 100,000 people)

Bellingham police department

Item	Guide Meridian	Bellingham	Washington
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	157	8,169
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.9	2.2

Sex offenders in Washington

State	Total offenders	Washington_/100K	National_/100K
Washington	6,102	97	222

There are a total of 6,102 sex offenders in Washington. This yields a total of 97 sex offenders in Washington per 100,000 residents which is 56% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bend, OR	84,416	108	2,252	2,360
Edinburg, TX	84,399	409	4,834	5,243
Trenton, NJ	84,559	1,347	2,613	3,961
Riverview, FL	84,590	497	3,104	3,601
Champaign, IL	84,672	718	3,259	3,977
Bellingham, WA	84,462	260	5,515	5,775

Source: The Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.