Officials in Ocean City have mapped out a new, tougher plan for discouraging rowdy teenage behavior, one with harsher consequences for offenders.

The Jersey Shore town has been plagued by out-of-control teens for the last two summers, and are attempting to stave off another, OCNJ Daily reports.

For example, large crowds of teenagers have congregated on the beach and boardwalk after hours, many of the unsupervised parties reportedly involving alcohol.

While Governor Murphy and the State of New Jersey have been on board with issuing summons' to offending adolescents, Ocean City says those 'curbside warnings' have not been enough to scare the teens straight.

On Thursday night, City Council to put in a place a new ordinance to classify a minor infractions like underage drinking, curfew violations, littering, smoking in banned areas, as a disturbance of the peace. The change will now give police the ability to arrest juveniles who allegedly break Ocean City laws.

Get our free mobile app

In an interview with OCNJ Daily, Ocean City Police Chief Jay Prettyman stated, “This is another tool in our broad strategy to address juvenile behavior", and that “anything that disrupts the normal flow of life" will be considered a breach of peace.

Similar issues with rowdy teenagers have affected other nearby shore towns, such as Sea Isle City and Avalon.

Do you think these harsher punishments, something that could go on a juvenile's record, will be enough to thwart the unruly behavior?

16 Boardwalk Foods That Keep South Jersey Coming Back for More

From caramel corn to vinegar fries, these are the most talked about boardwalk favorites.

6 Spectacular Waterfalls To See In New Jersey

READ ON: See the States Where People Live the Longest

Stacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state's average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively.

Read on to learn the average life expectancy in each state.

More From Rock 104.1