The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$6.86 million

Cost of Crime™ for Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,433 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Guide Meridian with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Guide Meridian's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Guide Meridian sits in the 8th percentile, ahead of 8% of neighborhoods and behind 92%. The grade covers only Guide Meridian's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Guide Meridian is 75.83 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 6 in the south areas to 1 in 26 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA report the most crime, about 296 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Guide Meridian for 2025 is $6,857,816, about $728 per resident and $1,433 per household. That equals 1.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 64.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Guide Meridian Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA:	$728
New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA:	$1762
Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA:	$324
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Guide Meridian is $728 per year, which is $264 more than the national average and $118 more than Bellingham's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Guide Meridian:

In New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, crime costs $1,762 per person, which is $1,033 more than in Guide Meridian.
In Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA, crime costs $324 per person, which is $404 less than in Guide Meridian

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Guide Meridian for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Guide Meridian	Cost per Guide Meridian Resident
Murder	$717,668	$76
Rape/Sexual Assault	$428,774	$46
Robbery	$336,990	$36
Assault	$929,529	$99
Kidnapping	$103,516	$11
Vehicle Theft	$569,081	$60
Burglary	$531,108	$56
Theft	$2.24 million	$238
Arson	$45,138	$5
Vandalism	$735,077	$78
Animal Cruelty	$4,724	$1
Drug Crimes	$107,656	$11
Identity Theft	$107,154	$11
Total Cost of Crime	$6,857,816	$728

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Guide Meridian totals $7,247,893 ($770 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,105,709 ($1,498 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Guide Meridian's 9,417 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Guide Meridian Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Guide Meridian residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.437
Robbery	1.138
Rape	0.7509
Murder	0.0406
Total Violent Crime	5.366 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	45.96
Vehicle Theft	3.903
Burglary	6.218
Arson	0.1985
Total Property Crime	56.28 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1813
Drug Crimes	1.546
Vandalism	10.93
Identity Theft	1.470
Animal Cruelty	0.0678
Total "Other" Rate	14.19 (D+)

Individual Guide Meridian Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Guide Meridian is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Guide Meridian.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Guide Meridian is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Coves North, Kansas City, MO	B-	A	A
Rmma, Austin, TX	B	B+	B+
Pocono Country Place, Tobyhanna, PA	A+	B	B
Haywood Park, San Mateo, CA	B	B	B
Heritage Hills, Austin, TX	C	D+	D+
Hillcrest, Jacksonville, FL	B-	D+	D+
Athmar Park, Denver, CO	D-	D-	D-
middletown, Bethlehem, PA	A	A	A
Midtown-San Jose, Palo Alto, CA	A	A-	A-
Midway, Henderson, NV	F	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Guide Meridian is less safe than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Guide Meridian schools on SchoolGrade

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