Homelessness in Los Angeles County falls for the second consecutive year | Los Angeles

Homeless Los Angeles The Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency (LAHSA) announced Monday that the county is estimated at 4%, with an estimated 72,308 people.

South California The metropolitan area has previously reported its highest population In 2023When it counts 75,518 people who are homeless. The arithmetic dropped slightly to 75,312 people In 2024.

The mayor of Los Angeles, “In the recent history of our city, homelessness has ended for two years in a row.” Karen BassThe results of the LAHSA annual time count were announced at a press conference.

The estimate is based on a three-day count conducted in February 2025, which includes people living in the streets and those in shelters. For the first time in its history, time counts were entered completely digitally, and the agency hopes that the agency hopes for improved speed and accuracy in the future.

“Reducing homelessness is now a trend in the city and county,” said VA Lecia Adams Kellum, CEO of Lahsa.

Homeless people in the city Los Angeles Since 2024, a total of 7.5% declines since 2023, down 7.9%. About two-thirds of people are homeless in Los Angeles. The number of shelters increased by 4.7%. Lahsa noted that chronic homelessness has decreased by 22%, and nearly 6,000 people living on the streets have decreased by nearly 6,000.

As in previous years, most people who are homeless in Los Angeles are still people of color, especially those of black and Latino.

About one-third of ruthless people in the United States live in California. Experts say the devastating crisis is largely due to the lack of affordable housing in one of the country’s most expensive states.

“We chose to refuse to choose to leave people on the street until housing is built,” Bass said, noting that California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent her text to her to congratulate her on attending the press conference.

bass Declare a state of emergency Homeless on the first day of his tenure in 2022. During a press conference Monday, Beth and other Los Angeles area leaders touted the success of the city’s camp resolution for funding for temporary and permanent housing.

“We have made real progress to end homelessness and we can’t let that drive shake now,” Adams Kellum said.

However, California has also adopted an increasingly aggressive strategy to destroy homeless camps following the 2024 U.S. Supreme Court ruling The city can decree the ruthless people as outdoor sleeping – even if there is no shelter available.

In February, Newsom warn If they make progress in clearing camps and addressing homeless people, they could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in state funds, and they could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in state funds. In May, he escalated these warnings, calling on the city Effectively prohibited campsites “No delay”.

Earlier this month, California also Voting overhaul Its landmark environmental protection rules to allow more housing to be built to cope with the state’s homeless crisis.

“No one should see these results and think our work is done,” said Los Angeles City Councilman Katy Yaroslavsky. “We are still in a state of crisis, but for a long time we have seen the trend start to shift.

Lahsa has been under scrutiny in recent months Notice Earlier this month, the agency’s time points appeared to be well below its own similar count. In April, the Los Angeles County Supervisory Board even ended the joint county initiative funding, but Combining its support Provide homeless services to new county agencies.

These and other recent budget cuts could mean that this is the last homeless person the agency can do, Adams Kellum said.