The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announces the establishment of a Youth Curfew Zone in Banneker Recreation Center/ U Street Corridor.
In accordance with the Juvenile Curfew Act of 1995, as amended by the Youth Curfew Act of 2026, the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department has the authority to designate a Youth Curfew Zone, applicable to a group of at least nine youth, in an area where public safety is likely to be endangered by the presence of unaccompanied minors.
For the map of the youth curfew zone, visit MPD’s Designated Youth Curfew Zones webpage .
- To the north: Euclid Street NW, from Georgia Avenue NW to 11th Street NW
- To the east: Georgia Avenue NW, continuing on 7th Street NW from Euclid Street NW to T Street NW
- To the west: 11th Street NW, from Euclid Street to V Street NW, then from V Street NW to 15th Street NW
- To the south: T Street NW, from 7th Street NW to 15th Street NW
The Youth Curfew Zone will be in effect from 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 4, through Monday, September 7, 2026, at 11:00 p.m.
Within the Youth Curfew Zones, persons under 18 are prohibited from gathering in a group of nine (9) or more in any public place or on the premises of any establishment unless engaged in certain exempted activities, which are listed here .
MPD reminds the public that from September through June, a citywide curfew is in effect for all youth under 18:
- Sunday through Thursday, from 11:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
- Saturday and Sunday, from 12:01 a.m. until 6 a.m.