Downtown Youth Curfew

At a glance

  • What: Ordinance in Title 7, chapter 28 of Tulsa Revised Ordinances setting youth curfew hours in the downtown entertainment district.
  • Where it stands: On October 21, 2026 the Council extended the sunset date to October 22, 2027 with the emergency clause, on a unanimous roll call.
  • Debate: One speaker urged making it permanent and extending it citywide. Councilors said the police department does not want it expanded, that downtown gun violence was down relative to last summer, and that statistics show incidents concentrated at one or two events and affecting Black and brown youth disproportionately.

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