The Madison Police Department was “very pleased” with how Freakfest went this year, according to a press release from Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.
The crowd reached 30,000 total throughout the event and there were no “serious incidents” reported. At 1 a.m., there had been 13 arrests, most of which were citations, and only one person went to jail, according to the release. The event shut down State Street intersections from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m.
The total attendance was 4,000 less than last year’s 10th anniversary Freakfest. The number of arrests rose from nine, but
“The MPD would like to thank our law enforcement partners for helping keep the peace: Dane County Sheriff, Middleton Police, Fitchburg Police, Capitol Police, UW Police and the Wisconsin State Patrol,” DeSpain wrote in the report.
