Regional Police Chief Bryan Larkin released the numbers on The Mike Farwell Show Tuesday morning

Some positive numbers coming from Regional Police as it pertains to attendance numbers and charges at Laurier Homecoming.

Police Chief Bryan Larkin released their latest stats on The Mike Farwell Show on 570 NEWS Tuesday morning, announcing the unsanctioned street party on Ezra Avenue saw a peak attendance of 4,800 people. That's down significantly from the 14,000 that packed the street a year ago.

Compare that to Guelph, which drew an early estimate of 7,000 people on Chancellors Way.

"We're trending in the right direction," he said, "We believe that this has always been a five-year strategy, and we're seeing some positive change."

Larkin took the time to thank community partners who helped out, as well as the task force for the progress made.

He says the "crowd management pods" with porta-potties and large garbage bins were great, as well as the overwatch points that allowed police to get a better look at the crowd.

"(The overwatch points were) designed around reducing density," Larkin pointed out.

"We had reached a point where the density on the street had become so impactful, that it was difficult for the police service to do work, to do enforcement. It was difficult for our paramedics and other stakeholders to do work."

Larkin says police laid 330 charges, down from 382.

However, the devil is in the details, as the types of charges brought with it some concern.

Now, the 234 charges under the Liquor License Act in 2019 was down from the over 300.

There were 70 Highway Traffic Act offenses, and 16 Criminal Code charges, with 13 of those coming from outside the Ezra corridor.

By comparison, police laid six Criminal Code charges in 2018,

Police arrested 17 people related to Homecoming, up from 12 in 2018. There were only three arrests made this year around Ezra.