City of Valdosta is enforcing a curfew for minors.

The Valdosta Police Department posted to their Facebook page that the curfew will now be enforced in an effort to decrease crime.

According to a Facebook post, the Valdosta Police Department wants to remind parents and guardians that according to Official Code of Georgia (O.C.G.A.) 15-11-2 (12), a child under the age of 17 will be charged as an ‘unruly child’ when they are in need of supervision, treatment or rehabilitation and wanders or loiters about the streets, highway, or any public place between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 5 a.m.