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Taking action to combat gang violence during the traditionally most-violent summer months, Mayor Villaraigosa launched the innovative Summer Night Lights program in 2008.

An anti-gang initiative that keeps parks open after dark--during the peak hours for gang activity--Summer Night Lights (SNL) provides job opportunities and organized activities for at risk youth, including expanded programming, after-school activities, athletic leagues, arts initiatives and family programs.

For 2010, SNL expanded from 16 parks to 24 citywide.

Check below for schedule and locations.

In 2008, SNL's first year, the program contributed to a dramatic decrease in violent crime, helping to secure the City’s safest summer since 1967.

The communities surrounding SNL parks saw:

A 17% drop in violent gang related crime

And an 86% reduction in gang related homicides

Violent gang activity in Los Angeles is heavily concentrated in scattered pockets throughout the city, and as a result 12 neighborhoods have been identified where rates of violent gang-related crime are at least 400 percent higher then elsewhere in Los Angeles.

The 24 participating SNL parks are located in these neighborhoods, where help is needed most. Enter your address below to find the park nearest you.

Summer Night Lights will be running from Wednesday, July 7 thru Saturday, September 4.

The program's hours are:

Wednesday 7pm -12 midnight
Thursday 7pm -12 midnight
Friday 7pm -12 midnight
Saturday 7pm - 12 midnight

The Summer Night Lights Parks are listed below:

Costello (MAP) 3141 E. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90023	Delano (MAP) 15110 Erwin Street Van Nuys, CA 91411	Highland Park (MAP) 6150 Piedmont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90042	Lake Street (MAP) 227 N. Lake Street Los Angeles, CA 90057
Normandale (MAP) 22400 S. Halldale Avenue Torrance, CA 90501	Van Ness (MAP) 5720 2nd Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90043	Slauson (MAP) 5306 S. Compton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90011	South Park (MAP) 345 E. 51st Street Los Angeles, CA 90011
Valley Plaza (MAP) 12240 Archwood Street Los Angeles, CA 91606	Jim Gilliam (MAP) 4000 S. La Brea Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90019	Ramon Garcia (MAP) 1016 S. Fresno Street Los Angeles, 90023	Mount Carmel (MAP) 830 W. 70th Street Los Angeles 90044
Lemon Grove (MAP) 4959 Lemon Grove Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90011	Ross Snyder (MAP) 1501 E. 41st Street Los Angeles, CA 90029	Cypress Park (MAP) 2630 Pepper Avenue Los Angeles 90065	Glassell Park (MAP) 3650 Verdugo Road Los Angeles, 90065
Hubert Humphrey (MAP) 12560 Filmore Street Pacoima, CA 91331	Sepulveda (MAP) 8801 Kester Avenue Panorama City, CA 91402	Romona Gardens Housing Development (MAP) 2830 Lancaster Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90033	Martin Luther King (MAP) 3916 South Western Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90062
Nickerson Gardens Housing Development (MAP) 11251 Compton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90059	Jordan Downs Housing Development (MAP) 9900 Grape Street Los Angeles, CA 90002	Imperial Courts Housing Development (MAP) 2250 E. 114th Street Los Angeles, CA 90059	Jackie Tatum Harvard (MAP) 1535 W. 62nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90047