Coachella Weekend 1: Arrests up 17% from last year
Jesus Reyes
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Arrests during weekend 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival were up from last year, Indio police announced.
According to police, there were 95 total arrests over the weekend, which is an increase of 17% from last year’s numbers during the same weekend. Last year, there were 81 arrests.
2025
2024
2023
2022
Total Arrests
95
81
102
112
Drug/Alcohol/Intoxication
22
28
85
85
False Identification
22
18
3
15
Possession of Drug Crimes
29
28
8
3
Property Crimes
1
3
2
9
Other
21
4
4
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While arrests were up from last year, they were still below 2023’s weekend one total of 102.
Additionally, there were 82 handicap parking citations – up 75% from 47 citations in 2024.