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Prince George’s County implemented a curfew for people under the age of 17 earlier this month. According to the Washington Times, this curfew will last for 30 days after the Maryland county witnessed a record-breaking month in terms of violent crime in the month of August.
Alarming levels of homicides and carjackings, with a surprising number of them committed by juveniles, prompted county officials to establish new rules that limit minors’ ability to stay out at night. Under these new rules, minors cannot be out from the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weeknights unless they are accompanied by a parent. On Friday and Saturday nights, the curfew goes into effect at midnight and the county’s police will be tasked with enforcing it.
County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced the curfew and pointed out that 24 homicides took place in Prince George’s in August.
According to a WRC-TV report published on August 4, 2022, this was the highest homicide monthly figure since the county started tracking homicides back in January 2009.
