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'174 ORDINANCE NO. NS -2360 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING SECTIONS 10-181 THROUGH 10-186 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT ANY MINOR FROM REMAINING IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 P.M. AND 6:00 A.M. WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding sections 10-181 through 10-188. Sec. 10-181. Night time Curfew; Purpose and Intent (a) The City Council finds and determines as follows: 1. The City of Santa Ana, under the police power delegated to it by the Constitution of the State of California, has the authority to enact legislation when the potential exists for jeopardy to the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizens. 2. The Council of the City of Santa Ana is concerned with the level of juvenile violence, juvenile gang activity, juvenile crime in the City of Santa Ana. 3. The crimes committed by juveniles include serious offences such as murders, drive-by shootings, drug related crimes and other gang related activity. 4. The ability to make reasoned judgements, resist peer pressure and understand the consequences of improper conduct increase with age, knowledge and experience, all of which are likely to increase as a person grows older, therefore the justification of the application of the curfew to minor's, but not adults. 5. Juveniles are particularly susceptible, by their lack of maturity and experience, to participation in unlawful and gang related activities and to be victims of older perpetrators of crime. 6. Recent local statistics regarding juvenile crime and victimization indicate that enforcement of a curfew for juveniles decreases the percentage of juvenile victimization and increases the number of arrests for violent crimes during curfew hours.