Police made 110 arrests for violent crimes, theft and drug-related offences across the north-east over the bank holiday weekend.
A number of extra officers were on patrol within Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray as part of Operation Pine, the force’s violence prevention strategy.
Of those arrested, 54 people were wanted in connection with crimes of violence, 10 were wanted for drugs offences and eight for thefts.
Other warrants related to robberies, offensive weapons, fraud, vandalism, road traffic offences and breach of court orders.
A 39-year old man and 35-year old woman were arrested for a previous serious assault in Tillydrone, while two men aged 28 and 21 years have been arrested for a serious assault in Keith.
Two men aged 51 and 25 have been reported for serious assaults in Stonehaven.
Other arrests included a 23-year old male found in possession of over £1,300 worth of heroin and crack cocaine in Aberdeen city centre. He was also found to be wanted for outstanding crimes in West Midlands and Staffordshire.
Five drugs search warrants executed in the Elgin and Fraserburgh areas and a cannabis cultivation was discovered in New Deer.
Fine defaulters with an accumulated debt of over £8,600 were also dealt with.
The number of serious assaults reported was down 80% on last year for the same time period, while there were 12% fewer common assaults reported.
Chief Inspector Murray Main, who leads the violence prevention work in the north-east, said: “I am very grateful for the support we received from a number of our partners on what has previously been an extremely challenging weekend for the emergency services.
“The high-visibility policing operations in the lead up to and throughout the weekend period, along with the multi-agency partnerships across the North East encouraged people to enjoy their nights out safely and responsibly.”
