At the same time, LA County’s unsheltered population rose by only 1%. This means LA County saw a significant increase in the evidence of homelessness without a corresponding rise in our unsheltered neighbors,” LAHSA said in a press release. “This year’s Homeless Count revealed a 17% increase in tents, vehicles, and makeshift shelters on LA County’s streets and sidewalks from 2020–but with fewer people in them. In announcing the results Thursday, LAHSA said the pandemic made homelessness appear “more visible” than the 4 percent increase suggests. The City of Santa Monica conducted a separate count in Febuary and released the results in May showing a 1 percent increase in homelessness. In Council District 5, which includes Century City and Westwood, the 2022 results show a 3.4 percent increase in homelessness (465 total persons). Council District 11 (which includes Venice) saw a 38.5 percent decrease in homelessness (2,012 total persons), while Venice itself saw a 50 percent decrease (981 total persons). LAHSA was set to release the 2022 count results earlier this summer but postponed it in July because of a delay by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in validating the data.Īccording to the 2022 results, countywide, the homeless population increased by 4.1 percent, showing that an estimated 69,144 people were experiencing homelessness in LA County at that time of the count this winter.įor the City of Los Angeles, the homeless population increased by 1.7 percent, a total of 13,522 people.
Citywide in 2020, Los Angeles saw a 16 percent increase in homelessness. On the Westside for the 2020 count, LA City Council Council District 11 saw a 40 percent increase in its homeless population, while Council District 5 saw a 10 percent increase. This year’s count was LA County’s first since 2020, as the 2021 count was canceled due to COVID-19.Īccording to the 2020 count, the county’s homeless population increased by 12.7% over the previous year, while the city of Los Angeles’ homeless population jumped by 14.2%. The Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA) has released the results of the 2022 homeless count showing a small increase countywide in homeless and a decrease on the Westside.
Results show a small increase countywide in homeless and a decrease on the Westside
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