The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announces the establishment of Youth Curfew Zones.
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 the authority to designate a Youth Curfew Zone, applicable to a group of at least nine youth, in an area at risk for disorderly conduct by youth.
For maps of each youth curfew zone, visit MPD’s Designated Yourth Curfew Zones webpage.
The perimeter of the Brightwood/ Emery Heights Zone is as follows:
- To the North: Quackenbos Street, NW from 8th Street, NW to 13th Street, NW
- To the East: 8th Street, NW from Quackenbos Street, NW to Longfellow Street, NW
- To the South: Longfellow Street, NW from 8th Street, NW to 13th Street, NW
- To the West: 13th Street, NW from Quackenbos Street, NW to Longfellow Street, NW
The perimeter of the Banneker Rec Center/ U Street Zone is as follows:
- 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 V Street, NW, to 15th Street, NW
- To the South: T Street, NW, from 7th Street, NW, to 15th Street, NW
These Curfew Zones will be in effect from 8:00 p.m. to 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 21, through Sunday, August 23, 2026.
Within the Youth Curfew Zone, 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 a citywide curfew is in effect for all youth under 18 beginning nightly at 12:01 a.m., lasting until 6:00 a.m. the following morning.
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