The Metropolitan Police have made 423 arrests over the two days of Notting Hill Carnival in London, including two stabbings.
Police confirmed the stabbings, which occured at Powis Terrace and in Oxford Gardens, did not result in life-threatening injuries.
There were more arrests today than yesterday, with a total of 223 by 7.45pm. Of those, 177 were made at Carnival itself and 46 on the approaches to the event.
It included 32 arrests for assaults on police, 46 for possession of an offensive weapon, 18 for sexual offences, and 146 in relation to drugs. There were also five arrests in relation to robbery, four for violence with injury, and 36 for 'other' violence.
The Met Police said that it has seen "far fewer incidents of serious violence than in recent years", but acknolweged the event is still in its latter stages and it is "not being at all complacent".
Yesterday there were fewer arrests. The updated number was 200, with 149 arrests made at Carnival itself and 51 on the approaches.
Assistant Commissioner Matt Ward, the policing commander for Notting Hill Carnival this year, said: “This year we have proactively targeted those who have attempted to come to Carnival to cause harm to others.
“We have used live facial recognition, knife arches and our stop and search powers to identify and arrest more than 400 suspects. These arrests have prevented some of the serious violence we have seen at previous Carnivals.
“We thank the organisers and others who spoke out in the days and weeks ahead of the event to emphasise what Carnival stands for, to reject violence and to urge anyone planning to come for conflict or confrontation to stay at home
“All of this joint effort has helped to make this year’s Carnival a safer event for all.”
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