Arrests at 2024 Stagecoach Music Festival increased by 26% compared to last year

Arrests at the 2024 Stagecoach Music Festival increased by 26% compared to last year, the Indio Police Dept. announced on Wednesday.

Campers arrived for Stagecoach Thursday morning. From Thursday to Sunday night, there were a total of 124 arrests, up from 98 in 2023.

• Drug/Alcohol/Intoxication: 63
• False Identification: 49
• Possession of Drugs for Sales: 6
• Other: 6

There were 83 traffic-related citations this year, Cup by 27% compared to last year.

• Citations for the Unlawful Use of a Disabled Person Placard: 83
• Parking in a Handicap Parking Stall: 0

Stagecoach saw more arrests and citations than either weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Weekend 1: 81 Arrests and 47 Citations

• Drug/Alcohol/Intoxication: 28
• False Identification: 18
• Possession of Drugs for Sales: 28
• Property Crimes: 3
• Other: 4
• Citations for the Unlawful Use of a Disabled Person Placard: 45
• Parking in a Handicap Parking Stall: 2

(Note: Arrests were down 20%, Citations down 43% compared to Weekend 1 in 2023)

Weekend 2: 112 Arrests and 47 Citations

• Drug/Alcohol/Intoxication: 24
• False Identification: 26
• Possession of Drugs for Sales: 41
• Property Crimes: 6
• Other: 15
• Citations for the Unlawful Use of a Disabled Person Placard: 44
• Parking in a Handicap Parking Stall: 4

(Note: Arrests were up 40%, Citations down 55% compared to Weekend 2 in 2023)

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