City Manager's Office City of Significant and the all October 4, 2016 Michael Simmons, Foreperson*

The city that has and enforces a daytime curfew sees less daytime and juvenile crime. Response: The City of Richmond's Police Department agrees with the Grand Jury finding that a city which has and enforces a daytime curfew sees less daytime and juvenile crime. In 2010, the City of Richmond's City Council passed a daytime curfew ordinance (RMC 11.60.020). The purpose of the ordinance is to prohibit the presence of school aged children in public places during normal school hours. The goal of the ordinance is to reduce the number of children who become victims or who commit crimes because they are out on the streets instead of being in school. Additionally, the ordinance serves to encourage youth to attend school and obtain an education, which will greatly enhance their ability to become productive members of society. Success of Richmond's program and evidence that daytime curfew enforcement lowers the juvenile crime rate was noted during the 2012 - 2013 school year. When comparing juvenile arrests (during school time hours) there was a 17% decrease in juvenile arrests from school year 2008 - 2009 (the year prior to the implementation of the daytime 450 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA 94804-1630 Telephone: (510) 620-6512 Fax: (510) 620-6542 www.ci.richmond.ca.us CoR Response - "Truancy and Chronic Absence In Contra Costa Schools" curfew) compared to school year 2012 – 2013. Services such as academic assistance, life skills training, mentoring resources, and computer skills training was provided to the 750 students who were stopped for violating the daytime curfew during the period of 2010 – 2014. Additionally, the students were encouraged to seek out youth related afterschool programs offered by the Richmond Police Activities League (RPAL), RYSE Center, and the YMCA.