Blog #1: Reported Incidents Surrounding Sehome Neighborhood

In response to the recent Sehome riot and concerned voices from the Sehome community about crime, above is a table of the reported incidents of neighborhoods bordering Sehome neighborhood. The data was taken from the Bellingham Police Department crime statistics seen on the the city of Bellingham website. The findings of the data show that the Central Business District neighborhood has the highest amount of reported incidents surrounding Sehome neighborhood. The second highest reported incidents come from the Sehome neighborhood itself. Since this data was taken over a course of five years, it shows that the concerns of the Sehome community have validity.