Chief of Police Pamela A. Smith has announced the establishment of a Juvenile Curfew Zone in Northeast.
The Juvenile Curfew Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 gives the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department the authority to order a Juvenile Curfew Zone in an area where large groups of youths are gathering or intend to gather in a manner that poses a risk of substantial harm to public safety.
The perimeter of the Northeast Juvenile Curfew Zone is as follows:
To the northeast:
- South Dakota Avenue, NE from Bladensburg Road to V Street, NE
To the south:
- V Street, NE from South Dakota Avenue to Bladensburg Road, NE
To the northwest:
- Bladensburg Road, NE from V Street to South Dakota Avenue, NE
Within the Juvenile Curfew Zone, persons 17 and under 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 .
This Juvenile Curfew Zone will be in effect from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. beginning Friday, August 1, lasting through Monday, August 4, 2025.
The Metropolitan Police Department reminds the public that a citywide curfew remains in effect through August 31, 2025, for all juveniles age 17 and under beginning nightly at 11:00 p.m., lasting until 6:00 a.m. the following morning.