University City is considering changing its policies to stop bouts of disorderly conduct on the Delmar Loop.

According to University City Manager Lehman Walker, the city is considering these changes due to an increased amount of disorderly conduct that has been taking place on the Loop recently.

“Over the past couple of weekends there have been large numbers of disorderly youth in the University City Loop and we want to ensure that it is a safe environment,” Walker said.

He also says that University City is planning on enforcing its disorderly conduct ordinances more strictly. The police may do this by handing out court summonses to first time offenders rather than issuing preliminary warnings.

These proposed changes follow an incident on the Loop last weekend where a police officer was injured after trying to break up a group of 50 to 100 rowdy youths. Although one man was arrested, he was not affiliated with Washington University.

The changes will not have a significant impact on University students.

Walker says that it is common for people walking on the Loop to accost restaurant patrons and steal their silverware. Business owners and community members hope that the modifications to the current system regulating such actions will discourage people from behaving in a disorderly manner on the Loop.

There is currently a curfew in place that prohibits people aged 16 and under from being on the Loop after 9 p.m.

Walker says that the curfew may be changed to a later hour, and that the city is considering raising the age that the curfew affects.

Walker says that the changes will be a precautionary measure more than anything else.

“There are very few incidents, but we are trying to nip it in the bud,” Walker said. “The Loop is a safe environment and we just want to ensure that we don’t have any problems.”

Walker says that the changes will not affect students unless they are being disorderly on the Loop.

Students support the proposed changes if they help to stop the disturbances on the Loop.

“If people are being jerks, they [the police] have to do what they have to do,” junior Rachel London said.

The changes are still under consideration, and will be finalized at a later date.