A nearby apartment complex just introduced a 9 p.m. curfew in an effort to deal with ongoing crime problems, according to this WFAA piece.
I can understand why some of the apartment residents are upset — I’d get defensive too if suddenly someone told me, a rent-paying adult, that I had to go in by 9. On the other hand, if I was a parent with school-age kids living in the complex, I’d be eternally grateful for the new rule—loitering crowds can get noisy.
The curfew might be a little too strict — 9 is pretty early and it’s barely dark during the summer, plus it sounds as if the curfew includes weekends. But I give the property owners kudos for attempting to take some sort of action considering that often apartment complex clusters such as these turn into Dallas’ worst crime hubs. The new rule likely won’t alleviate crime right away, but an early curfew could make a difference in the type of renters they get from here on out. People looking for certain sorts of trouble will not lease at an apartment with a 9 p.m. curfew, no? Hey, it’s worth a shot.
