Puget, Bellingham, WA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft 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 Theft?

The D grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US neighborhood. Puget is in the 16th percentile for safety, meaning 84% of neighborhoods are safer and 16% 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 theft in Puget is 26.46 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 theft in Puget may be as high as 1 in 27 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 90 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northeast parts of Puget, Bellingham, WA: about 57 per year. The east part of Puget has fewer cases of theft with only 2 in a typical year.

How Puget's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft 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 theft 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 Theft in Puget, Bellingham, WA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Puget about $908,436 in 2025, or roughly $137 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 Theft Map

Remember that theft 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

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft 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	Theft Crime Grade
York, Bellingham, WA	F	D+	F	F
Sehome, Bellingham, WA	D-	C-	D-	D-
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA	C+	C-	B	B+
Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA	C+	A-	C	C-
Lettered Streets, Bellingham, WA	D-	C-	D-	F
Happy Valley, Bellingham, WA	D-	B-	D-	D-
South Hill, Bellingham, WA	D-	C-	D-	F
Columbia, Bellingham, WA	D	B-	D-	D-
Mount Baker, Bellingham, WA	D-	C-	D-	D-
Silver Beach, Bellingham, WA	C+	B	C+	C+

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

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