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THE PROBLEM
HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES: A GROWING HUMAN CRISIS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY +9%
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No Count Conducted*
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
NOTE: The 2023 Homeless Count
was conducted on January 24 - 25, 2023
Rev. Andy Bales describes homelessness in Los Angeles as “the greatest man-made crisis in the United States today.”
In 2022, homelessness continued to soar, jumping 9% in L.A. County and 10% in the city.
On any given night in 2023, 75,518 people are devastated by homelessness
in LA County and 46,260 in LA City.
Over the past three years, more than 2,100 people have died on the streets in Los Angeles County — almost SIX people every day.
More than 1,000 women died while homeless on the streets of Los Angeles County over the past five years.
75,518
69,144
58,936
66,436
52,765
Across the County*, the number of people experiencing homelessness in shelters was similar to last year, but the CITY OF LOS ANGELES number of our unsheltered neighbors rose.
80,000 +9% 70,000
60,000
50,000
+14%
Unsheltered1 2022 2023
75,518
69,144
55,155
40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000
0
-1% 20,363
45,548
Total
20,596 Sheltered1
*Including data from Glendale CoC, Pasadena CoC, and Long Beach CoC.
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*Including data from Glendale CoC, Pasadena CoC, and Long Beach CoC.
1Unsheltered numbers are an estimate, while Sheltered numbers have been counted. 1Unsheltered numbers are an estimate, whil Sheltered numbers have been counted.
2018 2019 2020