The general behaviour of tens of thousands of music fans at T in the Park has been praised after it emerged the number of arrests were down on last year’s figure.
Police Scotland said there were a total of 54 arrests across the weekend, compared to 57 last year, while the number of thefts and violent crime were similarly down.
Drug seizures did rise from the 2015 total, with 429 crimes compared to 414 last year, although organisers claimed increased scrutiny by stewards and police officers contributed to that figure.
The festival may have started in tragic fashion with the deaths of two teenagers in separate incidents in the campsite, but Superintendent Conrad Trickett, the Police Scotland day commander for the event, said the vast majority of people had enjoyed the occasion.
“Obviously the deaths of two young people on Thursday evening was an awful tragedy and our hearts go out to their families,” he said.
“However, in general, this was a good natured event with festival goers well behaved and enjoying themselves.
“We are pleased to see the reduction in serious assaults and thefts while a robust approach by the event organisers and ourselves in tackling anyone trying to bring drugs into the festival has brought a welcome increase in the number of seizures.”
Medical teams also reported slightly lower figures than last year, with 541 people in total presenting to the hospital tent and 27 people requiring hospital treatment.
Nick Moore, of the Scottish Ambulance Service, said the audience had given medical staff “no real cause for concern”.
He added: “We’ve seen a slightly lower stream of people over the weekend mainly for minor issues.
“On the whole the audience were good natured and our staff coped extremely well.”
Organisers hailed the changes made to the site after the first year at Strathallan was plagued with problems, adding that the traffic management plan proved effective.
Transport manager Ian Martin said: “The new traffic management plan has worked extremely well.
“Despite some adverse weather conditions, our contingency planning ensured that buses were cleared from the site within 1.5 hours of the arena closing every night with all other traffic cleared within around 3.5 hours.
“The operation continues to go extremely well today.
“We thank fans for their co-operation and we must reiterate that bus is best for next year too.”
Festival director Geoff Ellis said everyone’s thoughts were very much still with the families and friends of the two teenagers who died, but thanked those who helped make this year’s TITP a success.
“Over the rest of the weekend, the music has been incredible with generations of musicians coming to Strathallan to perform,” he said.
“From emerging acts playing their hearts out on the T Break stage, to veteran rockers belting out tunes we all know and love, T in the Park continues to bring the best acts in the world to Scotland.
“We valued every piece of feedback fans gave us in 2015 and this year we’re delighted that they’ve enjoyed the improved arena layout.
“I must extend a thanks to all of our multi-agency partners – Perth and Kinross Council, Transport Scotland, Police Scotland, NHS Tayside and the Scottish Ambulance Service – for their valued contribution to getting T in the Park back on track.
“Special thanks also to the local community for their support – we look forward to being good neighbours for years to come.”
Any lost property from the event will now be taken to Perth Police Station.
The office will be open from 9am until 4pm until September 1.
Alternatively, people can email TITPLostproperty@scotland.pnn.police.uk or call 01738 587343.
