LA Homeless Count Sees Small Drop as More People Put In Motels
- Survey finds more people in shelters, fewer on the streets
- The city of Los Angeles saw a 2.2% drop in homeless population
This article is for subscribers only.
The homeless population in Los Angeles County declined slightly, a sign that policies and emergency directives put into place by state and local officials are showing some signs of progress.
The number of unhoused people fell 0.3% from 2023, the first drop since 2018, with an estimated 75,312 people living on the street or in temporary shelters, according to the annual estimate from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released on Friday.