D.C.’s mayor and police chief are urging the city’s council to again adopt a stricter juvenile curfew, in response to a spike in what’s being described as “juvenile activity.”

At an unrelated event Monday, Police Chief Pamela Smith said the uptick has been reported over the last few weekends.

Since it expired, Mayor Muriel Bowser has called for lawmakers to adopt a curfew similar to the one implemented over the summer. That curfew started at 11 p.m. and came in response to large gatherings that Bowser and Smith said sometimes resulted in crime.

A recent proposal described plans for an even stricter version of the city’s existing juvenile curfew. It would apply to everyone under 18 and allow Smith to create designated zones in which an 8 p.m. curfew for large groups could be implemented.

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