Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

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$2.41 million

Cost of Crime™ for Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $504 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Guide Meridian with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Guide Meridian against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Guide Meridian sits in the 38th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 38% of neighborhoods and behind 62%. The grade covers only Guide Meridian's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Guide Meridian is 5.366 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 96 in the south areas to 1 in 391 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA report the most violent crime, about 20 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in Guide Meridian is projected at $2,412,961 for 2025, about $256 per resident and $504 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.4%

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

Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA:	$256
New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA:	$807
Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA:	$104
Washington:	$247
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $256 per resident each year in Guide Meridian, which is $2 less than the national average and $9 more than Bellingham's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Guide Meridian:

In New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, crime costs $807 per person, which is $551 more than in Guide Meridian.
In Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA, crime costs $104 per person, which is $152 less than in Guide Meridian

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Guide Meridian, 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
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,412,961	$256

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Guide Meridian totals $7,247,893 ($770 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,660,855 ($1,026 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the east part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Guide Meridian Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Guide Meridian residents in a standard year.

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

Individual Guide Meridian Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Guide Meridian is similar. 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 violent 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 violent crime rate, Guide Meridian is less safe than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

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