The Sunshine State has long been a popular spring-break destination, and Miami Beach, Orlando, and Fort Lauderdale are among the top spots that have attracted travelers. That's the best thing we can do," he said, though exactly how the city plans to accomplish this remains to be seen.ĭespite the mayor's comments, many young Americans are flocking to Florida. We're going to have to just stop spring break from happening here. "We're not going to arrest our way out of it. Gelber has said, however, that he doesn't expect an uptick in arrests to solve what he considers a problem for the city. The mayor's office did not respond to a request for comment.
While Fort Lauderdale's spring-break crackdown in the '80s was largely focused on college students, it's not clear how many of the people causing problems in Miami Beach - particularly related to recent shootings and firearm confiscations that city officials have linked to spring break - are students.
On March 19, City Commissioner Alex Fernandez told The Wall Street Journal that the police had made over 300 arrests during the spring-break season, adding, "These aren't spring breakers, they're lawbreakers."
While the city this year dedicated more police officers to managing spring break crowds than it had in years past, it declared a state of emergency and enforced a temporary curfew for the third consecutive year. It's too rowdy, brings too much disorder, and is simply too difficult to police," said the mayor, whose frustrations have been building for years. "We don't ask for spring break in our city. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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