SocietyCrowds, crime and women’s safety: Inside Oktoberfest’s security operation

How does Oktoberfest respond when visitors get lost, fall ill or feel unsafe? At the festival’s halfway point, authorities said incidents were slightly higher than in 2025. Police had recorded 380 offenses, mostly drug-related, while the first-aid clinic treated 4,243 people; 55 were taken to hospital and two people died.