200+ arrested at Coachella

Police in Indio arrested 203 people across Coachella’s two April 2026 weekends, with drug possession leading the tally. (ktla.com) The Indio Police Department reported 97 arrests during Weekend 1, held April 11-13 at the Empire Polo Club, and 106 during Weekend 2 on April 18-20. (cbsnews.com 1) (cbsnews.com 2) Weekend 1 included 59 drug-possession arrests, 14 false-identification cases, three intoxication arrests, one property-crime arrest and 20 listed as other offenses. Weekend 2 included 52 drug-possession arrests, 14 false-identification cases, 10 public-intoxication arrests and 30 other arrests. (patch.com) (mynewsla.com) The combined total was slightly lower than 2025, when police reported 206 arrests over the festival’s two weekends. Local television and newspaper reports described the 2026 count as a small year-over-year decline. (ktla.com) (eastbaytimes.com) Coachella is held over two three-day weekends in Indio, and the city adds road closures, traffic controls and extra enforcement each April as tens of thousands of fans head to the desert. Indio published festival traffic plans before this year’s event, and police imposed a temporary flight restriction over the festival grounds. (kesq.com) (indiopd.org) The arrest numbers have become part of Coachella’s annual public-safety accounting, alongside traffic, medical calls and crowd control. This year’s data again showed drug possession as the largest single category on both weekends. (usatoday.com) (desmoinesregister.com) The 203-arrest total closes out Coachella’s 2026 police ledger just days before Indio shifts to Stagecoach, the next major festival on the same grounds. City calendars list Stagecoach for April 24-26. (indiopd.org)