A few stats from this year's Oktoberfest:
Some 6 million litres of beer -- enough to fill around six Olympic-sized swimming pools -- were downed by the 6.1 million visitors to the festival in the Bavarian capital. That was about 100,000 litres below the 6.1 million litres in 2004. . .
Police reported a drop in assaults, with 248 this year compared to 351 last year. The number of criminal acts fell to 1,304 from 1,690 in 2004. There were 22 incidents of sexual coercion, down one, but three rapes, in (sic)increase from two. . .
There were 4,000 items left behind in beer tents this year, including a set of dentures, two crutches and one wedding ring.
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