DC police enforcing 4 juvenile curfew zones this weekend

Four juvenile curfew zones will be in effect this weekend in Washington, D.C., as police try to crack down on large groups of teens gathering in the city and getting into fights.

The zones include the Wharf, Navy Yard, Chinatown and the U Street corridor.

No group of nine or more people under age 18 can gather in the curfew zones after 8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The perimeter of the Wharf curfew zone includes:

I-395 on the north side
South Capitol Street, SW on the east side
P Street, SW on the south side
Washington Channel on the west side

The Navy Yard perimeter includes:

Interstate 695 and Virginia Avenue SE from South Capitol Street to 8th Street SE on the north side
8th Street SE from Virginia Avenue to the Anacostia River on the east side
Anacostia River on the south side
South Capitol Street SE from the Anacostia River to I-695 on the west side

The Chinatown perimeter includes:

I Street from 6th Street to 9th Street NW on the north side
6th Street from I Street to E Street NW on the east side
E Street from 6th Street to 9th Street NW on the south side
9th Street from E Street to I Street NW on the west side

The perimeter of the U Street corridor includes:

To the north:
- V Street from 13th Street to Vermont Avenue NW
- Vermont Avenue from V Street to Florida Avenue NW
- Florida Avenue from Vermont Avenue to V Street NW
- Florida Avenue from 9th Street to 7th Street NW
To the east:
- 9th Street from V Street to Florida Avenue NW
- 7th Street from Florida Avenue to T Street NW
To the south:
- T Street from 7th Street to 13th Street NW
To the west:
- 13th Street from T Street to V Street NW

The curfew zones were established under an emergency act the D.C. Council passed last year: The Juvenile Curfew Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2025.

That emergency act gives the police chief “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 police department said.

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