Euro 2024 fuels 14% increase in football-related arrests

Euro 2024 and a surge successful nan possession of people A narcotics fuelled a 14% summation successful football-related arrests successful England and Wales during nan 2023-24 season.

Home Office statistic released connected Thursday, external said location were 2,584 football-related arrests crossed nan season, up by 320 connected 2022-23.

The 14% summation was driven by England's information successful nan Euro 2024 tourney successful Germany, pinch 417 arrests made astatine aliases successful relationship pinch nationalist squad matches - representing 16% of each arrests.

Of nan 417 arrests, 291 were made successful England and Wales - 281 of which related to nan Euro 2024 tournament.

England were runners-up to Spain astatine Euro 2024, while Wales were beaten by Poland successful a play-off earlier nan tournament.

There were 344 arrests for nan possession of people A narcotics crossed nan season, an summation of 144 from nan erstwhile campaign. The 2022-23 play was nan first successful which possession of people A narcotics was specifically recorded, having antecedently been recorded arsenic 'other arrests'.

Of nan astir communal football-related apprehension offence types, nan possession of people A narcotics was 3rd (13%) down convulsive upset (19%) and nationalist upset (43%).

For arrests crossed nan apical 5 divisions of men's shot successful England, location was a flimsy summation from 2,037 successful 2022-2023 to 2,043 successful 2023-24.

West Ham United accounted for nan highest number of supporters arrested for nan 3rd consecutive season, pinch 103 arrests successful 2023-24.

Manchester City and Manchester United were associated 2nd for arrests, pinch some clubs seeing 88 detainments crossed nan campaign. Arsenal (85) and Chelsea (67) were 4th and 5th astir respectively.

In total, 825 caller shot banning orders were issued during nan play - an summation of 21% compared pinch nan erstwhile season.