Chief of Police Pamela A. Smith has announced the establishment of a Juvenile Curfew Zone in Southwest.
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 Southwest Juvenile Curfew Zone is as follows:
To the north:
- I-395/Southwest Freeway
To the east:
- South Capitol Street, SW
To the south:
- Anacostia River from South Capitol Street to 2nd Street, SW
- P Street, SW from 2nd Street, SW to the Washington Channel
To the west:
- 2nd Street, SW from the Anacostia River to P Street, SW
- Washington Channel from P Street, SW to I-395
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.