Cincinnati City Council voted Wednesday to approve a citywide 11 p.m. curfew for minors , as well as a special extended curfew district Downtown and in Over-the-Rhine, which will start at 9 p.m.

It's the latest effort to address a higher than usual spike in crime over the summer. Officials presented the proposed plan to City Council's Public Safety and Governance Committee on Tuesday morning. You can watch the full presentation and discussion on the city's YouTube channel .

Officials say the goal is to keep teens safe, not to criminalize them.

"This is not a decision we've made lightly or rashly," City Manager Sheryl Long said. "It's part of a larger conversation that has been ongoing for years."

One ordinance is a simplified version of the existing curfew law, which was established in

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