Coachella arrests total

More than 200 people were arrested across Coachella’s two April weekends, with 106 arrests reported during the festival’s final weekend in Indio. (cbsnews.com) The Indio Police Department said 97 people were arrested during Weekend 1, from April 10 to April 12, and 106 were arrested during Weekend 2, from April 17 to April 19, for a two-weekend total of 203. (cbsnews.com, ktla.com) Drug possession was the biggest category both weekends: 59 arrests in the first weekend and 52 in the second, according to police. Weekend 1 also included 14 false-identification arrests, while Weekend 2 included 16. (cbsnews.com, desertsun.com) Coachella runs on two consecutive three-day weekends at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, drawing one of the largest annual crowds in the California desert. Arrest totals are one of the clearest public measures local agencies release after the festival ends. (coachella.com, eastbaytimes.com) Police said the 2026 total was slightly lower than last year’s combined number, which KTLA reported as 207 arrests across both weekends. That leaves this year’s total down by four arrests, even though Weekend 2 edged above Weekend 1. (ktla.com, desertsun.com) The festival’s security footprint extends beyond arrests. Indio police said they also tracked traffic enforcement and disabled-parking violations during the second weekend, part of the annual push to manage crowds moving between campgrounds, parking lots and the venue. (desertsun.com, nbcpalmsprings.com) Coachella’s 2026 lineup included Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott, with the second weekend ending on Sunday, April 19. The arrest count became part of the festival’s post-event accounting as local agencies wrapped up reports on policing and public safety. (coachella.com, cbsnews.com) With both weekends now tallied, the final number stands at 203 arrests for Coachella 2026, a total built mostly from drug-possession and false-identification cases logged by Indio police. (ktla.com, cbsnews.com)