A summer curfew is now in effect for Newark teens.

It's the second year the city's enforced the initiative.

And it means residents under the age of 18 need to be home by 11 p.m. or have an adult with them.

It's all in an effort to keep teens out of trouble and more importantly from committing crimes.

Now, according to Mayor Ras Baraka, unlike other youth curfews, Newarks doesn't include arrests, fines, or penalties.

Instead, it makes teens and their parents accountable for their whereabouts late at night and offers families resources when warranted.

The city uses an outreach team from the Office of Violence Prevention to find violators and gives them a ride home if needed.

If an adult isn't there, the teens are then taken to that department's office until someone picks them up.

Newark officials say the program works.

Last year, there was a 7% drop in juvenile arrests during the curfew.

Outreach teams reported dozens of encounters just during the July 4th weekend alone.

The curfew is in effect until the first week of September when kids are back in school.