Overview

• Female participants made up about 6% of the roughly 3,000 daily runners in this year’s encierro, a share that has barely changed since women first joined in 1975.
• Authorities have maintained post-2008 and post-2016 safety measures, including a mobile reporting app, enhanced street lighting, expanded surveillance and self-defense workshops.
• Municipal police and festival organizers confirmed new reports of sexual assault during this year’s fiesta despite the upheld security protocols.
• Traditional dangers of the 846-meter course persist, with daily injuries from gorings, falls and pileups among both male and female runners.
• San Fermín continues to draw thousands of participants each morning and millions of viewers worldwide, underscoring its status as a global cultural spectacle.