Coachella arrests total

Police arrested 203 people across Coachella’s two 2026 weekends, a slight drop from 223 arrests last year. (ktla.com) Indio police said 106 of those arrests came during Weekend 2, after 97 arrests during Weekend 1. Weekend 2 included 52 drug-possession arrests, 13 fake-ID arrests and eight intoxication arrests. (ktla.com, cbsnews.com) Weekend 1 produced a similar pattern: 59 arrests for drug possession, 14 for false identification, three for drug or alcohol intoxication, one property-crime arrest and 20 classified as other offenses. KESQ’s rundown put the Weekend 1 total at 97, while its category table summed to 96. (kesq.com, cbsnews.com) Police also issued 85 citations during Weekend 2 for unlawful use of a disabled placard, a separate enforcement category from arrests. Sgt. Abe Plata told local outlets that most attendees caused no trouble despite the crowd size. (ktla.com, kesq.com) That crowd size is the backdrop for the numbers. Coachella’s grounds hold about 125,000 people per day, and CBS reported the festival typically draws more than 120,000 daily to the Empire Polo Club in Indio. (ktla.com, cbsnews.com) The arrest total landed as attention around Coachella widened beyond the sets themselves. The Los Angeles Times reported on April 22 that festivalgoers were tallying steep 2026 costs, while local coverage after Weekend 2 focused on lineup changes, guest appearances and backstage differences between the two weekends. (latimes.com, dailynews.com) Coachella wrapped its 2026 run on April 19, and organizer Goldenvoice has already posted the next sale date for 2027 passes: May 1 at 11 a.m. Pacific. The festival returns April 9-11 and April 16-18, 2027. (coachella.com)