Puget, Bellingham, WA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Puget in green. The most dangerous areas in Puget are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Puget, Bellingham, WA Safe from Assault?

The C+ grade means the rate of assault is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Puget is in the 47th percentile for safety, meaning 53% of neighborhoods are safer and 47% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Puget's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Puget is 2.956 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Puget generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Puget may be as high as 1 in 178 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 936 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Puget, Bellingham, WA: about 8 per year. The east part of Puget has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Puget's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Puget to the Washington state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Puget is less safe than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Puget, Bellingham, WA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Puget about $562,608 in 2025, or roughly $85 per resident. This is part of Puget's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Puget, including every crime type and how Puget compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Puget's crime maps on the Puget overall crime page.

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Individual Puget Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Puget is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Puget.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
York, Bellingham, WA	F	D+	F	D+
Sehome, Bellingham, WA	D-	C-	D-	C
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA	C+	C-	B	D+
Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA	C+	A-	C	A
Lettered Streets, Bellingham, WA	D-	C-	D-	C-
Happy Valley, Bellingham, WA	D-	B-	D-	B-
South Hill, Bellingham, WA	D-	C-	D-	C
Columbia, Bellingham, WA	D	B-	D-	B-
Mount Baker, Bellingham, WA	D-	C-	D-	C-
Silver Beach, Bellingham, WA	C+	B	C+	B+

Assault in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Puget is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Cedar Park, Seattle, WA	D	D+	D+	C-
Bryant, Buffalo, NY	C+	D-	D-	D-
Summit Hill, St. Paul, MN	D+	C	C	C
The Arts District, Honolulu, HI	C-	B	B	B+
Southwest Hills, Portland, OR	C-	B+	B+	A-
Southside Columbus, Columbus, OH	C-	A-	A-	A
Southern Hills, Springfield, MO	C	B-	B-	C+
South Side, West Palm Beach, FL	B	B	B	B-
Richmond Factory, Augusta, GA	A	A-	A-	B+
Rabbit Creek, Anchorage, AK	A+	A-	A-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Puget, Bellingham, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Puget schools on SchoolGrade

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