Prince George’s County will continue enforcing a juvenile curfew at least until the end of the year, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Tuesday.

“This is not a mission accomplished moment,” said Alsobrooks at a press conference Tuesday. “We still have so much we need to do. But we are encouraged by the results that we have seen so far.”

Alsobrooks first announced the period of ramped up curfew enforcement last month amid an uptick in crime and juvenile arrests. During the curfew period so far, the county has issued four young people warnings for violations, the Washington Post reported. They included teens police stopped for traffic violations, an incident with gunfire, and being out after hours.

There are some exceptions – including provisions for young people who are coming home from work or other sanctioned activities. But in general, officials say young people below 17 years old have to be at home between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sundays-Thursdays, and between midnight and 5 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Because of the many factors that drive increases and decreases in crime, it’s difficult to attribute changes in data to any one policy. But Alsobrooks and the county’s police chief, Malik Aziz, said crime went down during the 30-day curfew enforcement period.

Aziz said the county saw an overall 13% drop in crime, which included a 24% reduction in violent crime and a 9% reduction in property crime over the last 30 days. Aziz said he knew the curfew wasn’t the sole reason for that drop — but he said it likely had to do with curfew enforcement, “engaged parental involvement,” proactive policing efforts, police investigations, and the beginning of the school year.

Alsobrooks said that during the curfew enforcement period, police overtime also increased. She acknowledged that it would be “premature” to attribute the drop in crime solely to the curfew.

It’s typical for crime to drop during this time of year, according to a Washington Post analysis of crime data.

Additionally, researchers have not found conclusive evidence to show that juvenile curfews are effective in reducing youth crime or victimization.

On Tuesday, Aziz said he supported the curfew because he said he finds that doing “something” is “better than doing nothing at all.” He added that only a small portion of young people in the county are involved in crime, and “the majority of our youth are doing exactly what they need to be doing.”

After Alsobrooks announced the curfew on Labor Day, some local teens told DCist/WAMU they were skeptical of the idea as a way to curb crime. “People don’t really listen to curfews,” 15-year-old Steven Carter, of District Heights, Md., said.

Alsobrooks said the county was working to connect the teens issued warnings last month to PG Hope in Action, an anti-violence initiative launched earlier this year that provides after school activities and other forms of assistance.

Previously:

Prince George’s County Will Enforce Curfew On Residents Under 17 In Response To Crime Spike

‘People Don’t Really Listen To Curfews’: Local Teens Are Skeptical About Curfew Enforcement