Compton City officials along with federal representatives gathered in Compton on Thursday to reiterate their commitment to fighting and preventing violence in the city of nearly 100,000 after a particularly violent May. Officials stressed at the news conference Thursday that the federal program, the Violence Reduction Network, is intended to bring sustainable and long-term solutions to the city, which has struggled with gang violence for decades. The killings come as Compton has received additional resources as part of a federal program to reduce crime. The department, he said, has added extra gang officers to the streets for the summer in addition to using the resources from the federal program. “The recent surge in crime is not isolated,” Brown said, adding that the surrounding county has also experienced crime increases.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 03, 2016 02:15 UTC