Festival arrests rise one-quarter

According to Thames Valley Police, there were 27% fewer crimes at this year’s Reading Festival than in 2004. There were 436 reported crimes overall, listed as the following:

  • 175 were thefts from tents
  • 173 for possession of cannabis
  • 35 for deception in relation to forget ticket sales

    • There were 83 arrests made, however, compared with 63 in 2004.

    Click here to read the press release.

    Matt Brady on August 28th 2005 in Culture

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