Overview
- North Rhine-Westphalia’s Interior Ministry tallied 3,149 police deployments from Altweiber through Veilchendienstag during the Feb 12–18 assessment window.
- Peak staffing reached about 12,500 officers on Altweiber and about 14,500 on Rosenmontag across the state.
- Authorities recorded 337 custody measures and 27 provisional arrests, plus 110 sexual-related offences, 873 assault reports and 238 pickpocketing reports.
- Police also logged 381 alcohol violations and 313 drug offences, reflecting the typical Carnival enforcement mix.
- There were 32 physical attacks on officers and 18 slight injuries reported, with officials noting a roughly 21% lower workload than in 2025 despite cautions on direct year-over-year comparisons.