Collboni lamented that the actions of small groups of violent individuals marred a "historic day in terms of participation," which was largely peaceful. He acknowledged the work of the police forces, who made around fifty arrests by 11:00 PM.
Barcelona Firefighters provided about forty services, focusing on burning containers and bicycles. Damage was also reported at about ten private businesses, mainly around Plaça Catalunya, Pelai Street, and some sections of Passeig de Gràcia.
Municipal services began their deployment city-wide around 10:00 PM to restore normality as soon as possible, particularly in cleaning and repairing street furniture, with the aim of achieving this by early Thursday.
The City Council had prepared a specific operation, deploying approximately 300 agents from the Barcelona Urban Guard and preemptively removing about 90 trash containers and canceling 40 stations of the Bicing service.
