STAFFING
2013 - officers on duty: Sun just over 6,000; Mon just under 7,000
2012 - officers on duty: Sun just over 5,000; Mon just under 7,000
2011 - officers on duty: Sun 5,500; Mon 6,500
Note that adding together the total officer numbers for Sun/Mon gives the total number of 'tours of duty', not the total number of police officers, as one officer may work on both days.
ARRESTS:
2013 - See below
2012 - Sun 98; Mon 180 (total 278)
2011 - Sun 73; Mon 172 (total 245)
2010 - Sun 93; Mon 150 (total 243)
Update @ 06:00hrs, Tuesday 27 August
There have been a total of 301 arrests as part of the Notting Hill Carnival policing operation.
The arrests are broken down as -
18 for assault on police
6 criminal damage
64 public order offences
19 possession of an offensive weapon
96 drugs
16 theft going equipped
3 sexual assault
12 robbery
10 GBH
14 common assault / ABH
43 other.
Crimes committed outside the direct area of the Carnival by revellers making there way home, would not be included in these figures
Taking the proverbial