Editing SantaCon (section)

=== Hoboken ===
At the 2017 Santacon in [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], 17 people were arrested and 55 taken to hospitals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/12/07/santacon-2019-hoboken-nj-bar-crawl-calls-larger-police-presence/4356200002/|title=Hoboken police chief questions SantaCon's charitable undertones|last=Cattafi|first=Kristie|date=7 December 2019|website=NorthJersey.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> In 2018, 14 were arrested, including two for aggravated assault on police officers and one for a sexual offense. Hoboken's mayor, [[Ravi Bhalla]], said that SantaCon  "remains a detriment to our city," and that Hoboken would "continue to explore ways to mitigate the impact of future 'con' events".<ref name="Hoboken Santacon 2018">{{cite news|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/12/14-arrested-in-wild-hoboken-santacon-2018.html|title=14 arrested in wild Hoboken SantaCon 2018|last1=Zeitlinger|first1=Ron|date=17 December 2018|work=The Jersey Journal|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref>

At the Hoboken SantaCon in 2019, eight persons were arrested, 49 summonses were issued, and there were 500 calls for assistance. Twenty persons were hospitalized for alcohol-related issues. Police Chief Ken Ferrante said the event, not sanctioned by the city, cost $75,000 in extra police manpower and said that its purported charitable purpose was a "sham."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/12/more-than-500-calls-for-service-and-eight-arrests-at-hobokens-santacon.html|title=More than 500 calls for service and eight arrests at Hoboken's SantaCon|last=Rodas|first=Steven|date=2019-12-08|website=nj.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>