The City Council declares its purpose and intent in enacting this chapter is as follows:
.010 The rate of juvenile crime increases with age between ten and sixteen years of age, and crimes committed by such juveniles is most likely to occur between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. Jurisdictions which have controlled juvenile movement during these periods experienced a significant decline in crime rates and non-criminal vandalism and mischief.
.020 Juveniles have also increasingly been the targets of crime and the adoption of a curfew will assist in combating this trend.
.030 This curfew is implemented to supplement and reinforce parental authority to control the movements of minors during the time of peak criminal activity.
.040 Juveniles are among the most vulnerable persons in our society and are generally poorly equipped to make critical decisions regarding the behavior. (Ord. 5124 § 2 (part); May 8, 1990: Ord. 5831 § 4 (part); October 15, 2002.)
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