Operation Safe summer is the Mesa Police Department's approach to combating teen violence over the summer months the initiative began May 23rd and ran through July 31st 2024 officers focused on curfew violations and Loud party calls over the 10-week period the city of Mesa has a curfew law that states teenagers 15 and under cannot be out without a parent or Guardian between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. teens 16 and 17 cannot be out after midnight Mesa police officers used proactive approaches to enforce curfew laws with the hopes of seeing a reduction in violent crime 76 citations were issued to teenagers during Operation Safe summer and crime data supports that the number of crimes involving teen violence has gone down since the operation started