Coachella Weekend 1 Arrests Down 20 Percent From 2023

It appears like individuals had been higher behaved at Coachella Weekend 1 this 12 months … as a result of arrests had been down considerably in comparison with final 12 months, TMZ has discovered.

Indio PD launched their knowledge from the competition’s first installment … and so they say they solely clocked 81 arrests of their system between Friday and Sunday — which is fairly rattling low in comparison with years previous, particularly 2023.

That is down 20% from the 102 arrests made final 12 months. There was additionally a small smattering of citations issued — simply 47 — and so they’re all handicap parking associated … down 43% from final 12 months.

Nonetheless, there was some unhealthy conduct at Coachella this previous weekend. Per IPD … 28 arrests had been made concerning drug and alcohol intoxication, in addition to a further 28 arrests for possession of medication on the market.

The cops say they made 18 arrests referring to faux IDs … however there have been solely 3 arrests made for property crimes. Cops additionally need festival-goers to nonetheless regulate their cell telephones … because it feels like there have been lots went lacking through the weekend.

As for the remaining 4 arrests … these had been dropped below an “Other” class, so who the hell is aware of what these might be.

Whereas it is reassuring to listen to how comparatively well-behaved everybody was for Weekend 1 … it does observe the pattern from earlier years. Bear in mind, in 2022, weekend 2 noticed significantly rowdier crowds … with 36% extra arrests going down after weekend 1.

Maybe the dip in crime has one thing to do with Coachella’s ticket gross sales being down??? Fewer individuals may translate into fewer total incidents … that logic tracks with us.