HSC - Item 3A - Attachment B2023
LOS ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICES AUTHORITY
June 29, 2023
Greater Los Angeles
Homeless Count
We use this information locally to inform policies
and strategies to end homelessness, and L.A.’s data
contributes to the California and national
understanding of homelessness.
Behind these numbers are our NEIGHBORS.
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WHY WE COUNT
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LAHSA’s data is then reviewed and validated by HUD.
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LAHSA performs the largest annual PIT Count in the United States as
required by the HUD for Continuums of Care (CoC) nationwide.
•The process is designed in partnership with data experts at USC
with guidance from HUD to create an accurate census of
unhoused people living in the Los Angeles CoC
•The count is an imprecise estimate. It includes both specific
numbers like shelter bed counts, along with estimates,
observations, and statistical sampling.
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For the 2023 Homeless Count, LAHSA and USC took lessons learned
and best practices from previous years to strengthen data quality.
•We improved quality assurance at deployment sites, simplified volunteer training, and improved count quality
through a new digital app.
•We hired a demographer and data scientist to optimize how we count and analyze data.
•To improve the volunteer experience, LAHSA replaced the counting app used in 2022 with one built by a vendor
with years of experience developing apps for Homeless Counts across the country.
•This resulted in better data quality than ever before as we continue to refine and improve our approach, in the
interest of a more accurate count with greater stakeholder involvement.
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LAHSA implemented a new quality
assurance process that included:
•LAHSA provided volunteers with backup paper maps and tally sheets and
checked volunteers in and out of their count.
•Volunteers could see their data submissions in the app, and the deployment
site coordinator had access to a real-time dashboard.
•Data collected on paper by volunteers who did not use the app was entered
into an electronic tally sheet survey form and photographed to ensure the
data is included in the final count.
•When data was not submitted by noon the day following the count, the
tract was considered uncounted, and LAHSA deployed make-up teams to
count it.
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The Count is best interpreted as a
snapshot of homelessness at the
regional level.
The count goes through extensive quality control in order to
provide a countywide view. It is not a useful guide to
neighborhood-level homelessness.
Over the years, individual communities have established local
counts that add detail to neighborhood-level understanding.
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52,76531,28558,93635,55066,43641,29069,14441,98075,51846,2602 0 2 3 | G R E AT E R LO S A N G E L E S H O M E L E S S C O U N T
This year we estimate that
75,518 people
experience homelessness on any
given night in LA County
and 46,260 people in LA City.
County of LA City of LA
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Note: The 2023 Homeless Count was conducted on January 24 –26, 2023.
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
+10%
+9%
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The LA CoC* PIT Count
methodology has 3 components
26.7%
70.3%
3.0%
Overall Estimate: 71,320 (+/-1,558)
*Note: Estimates do not include Glendale, Long Beach, and Pasadena.
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•Street count (visual tally)
•Demographic surveys
•Survey-based count
•Shelter count
•Administrative data (HMIS)
Sheltered adults & youth (26.7%):
Unsheltered adults (70.3%):
Unsheltered youth (3.0%):
Volunteers power the street count, a
visual tally of what we can see that helps
us quantify unsheltered homelessness
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Dwelling Types 2022 2023
Cars 3,367 3,918
Vans 2,330 3,364
RVs 7,178 6,814
Tents 4,304 4,293
Makeshift shelters 4,786 5,049
Total 21,965 23,438
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2023 Point-in-Time Count: Visual Tally
13,146
23,438
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
Cars, Vans, RVs, Tents, and Makeshift Shelters
Individuals (25+) & Family Members
What are the
characteristics of
these people?
How many people are
living in Cars, Vans, RVs,
Tents, and Makeshifts?
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Unsheltered Adults
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82SPA 1
440SPA 2
173SPA 3
1,106SPA 4
471SPA 5
640SPA 6
206SPA 7
355SPA 8
3,473 Eligible Surveys
Data partners conduct a
countywide,
representative sample of
people experiencing
homelessness for the
demographic survey
13*The 95% confidence interval is 48,708 to 51,604.
13,146 13,146
23,438
37,010
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
Visual Tally Estimate
Individuals (25+) & Family Members Cars, Vans, RVs, Tents, and Makeshift Shelters
50,156*
36,584
2023 Point-in-Time Count: Estimating People Based on Dwelling Counts
Dwelling
Multiplier
1.58
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Survey data is used to determine how many people are living within each
vehicle, tent and makeshift shelter
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19,013
50,156
2,151
Overall Estimate: 71,320 (+/-1,558)
*Note: Estimates do not include Glendale, Long Beach, and Pasadena.
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•Street count (visual tally)
•Demographic surveys
•Survey-based count
•Shelter count
•Administrative data (HMIS)
Sheltered adults & youth (26.7%):
Unsheltered adults (70.3%):
Unsheltered youth (3.0%):
The LA CoC* PIT Count
methodology has 3 components
69,144
48,548
20,596
75,518
55,155
20,363
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
Total Unsheltered Sheltered
2022 2023
Across the County*, the number of people experiencing homelessness
in shelter was similar to last year, but the number of our unsheltered
neighbors rose.
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+9%
+14%
-1%
*Including data from Glendale CoC, Pasadena Coc, and Long Beach CoC.
1 Unsheltered numbers are an estimate,while Sheltered numbers have been counted.15
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In the City of LA, the number of people experiencing homelessness in
shelter was similar to last year, but the number of our unsheltered
neighbors rose.
41,980
28,458
13,522
46,260
32,680
13,580
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
Total Unsheltered Sheltered
2022 2023
+10%
+15%
+0.4%
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1 Unsheltered numbers are an estimate,while Sheltered numbers have been counted.
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Service Planning Areas (SPAs)
SPA 2022 2023 Change
SPA 1 4,598 4,686 +88
SPA 21 9,604 10,443 +839
SPA 32 4,661 5,009 +348
SPA 4 17,820 18,531 +711
SPA 5 4,604 6,669 +2,065*
SPA 6 14,598 12,995 −1,603*
SPA 7 4,781 6,511 +1,730*
SPA 83 4,445 6,476 +2,031*
SPA 1
Antelope Valley
SPA 2
San Fernando
Valley
SPA 4
Metro
SPA 3
San Gabriel Valley
SPA 5
West
SPA 7
East
SPA 6
South
SPA 8
Harbor
1 SPA 2 excludes data from Glendale CoC
2 SPA 3 excludes data from Pasadena CoCs
3 SPA 8 excludes data from Long Beach CoC 17
*Statistically significant change
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30%of our unhoused
neighbors report
experiencing substance
use disorder (SUD) in
LA CoC (from 26% in
2022)*.
70%
30%
Persons with
SUD
18*This data is self-reported on the demographic survey.
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25% of our unhoused
neighbors report
experiencing serious
mental illness (SMI) in
LA CoC (from 24% in
2022)*.
75%
25%
Persons with
SMI
19*This data is self-reported on the demographic survey.
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Chronic homelessness grew by 18% in LA CoC*.
26,985
22,345
4,640
31,991
27,015
4,976
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
Total Unsheltered Sheltered
2022 2023
+18%
*Data does NOT include Glendale CoC, Pasadena Coc, and Long Beach CoC.
+21%
+7%
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In LA CoC*, the number of sheltered veterans increased.
3,456
2,721
735
3,878
2,808
1,070
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
Total Unsheltered Sheltered
2022 2023
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Systemic racism continues to impact homelessness.
*US Census Bureau (2020 Decennial Census, P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race)
Proportion of Black/African American (Non-Hispanic/Latino) persons experiencing homelessness in the
Los Angeles Continuum of Care far exceeds their proportion in LA County’s population.
Race / Ethnicity Total Homeless
Pop.
Prevalence in
Homeless Pop. (%)
Prevalence in LA
County Pop. (%)*
Hispanic/Latino 30,350 42.6%48.0%
Black/African American (Non-Hispanic/Latino) 22,606 31.7%7.6%
White (Non-Hispanic/Latino)13,826 19.4%25.6%
Mixed, Multiple, or Other races (Non-Hispanic/Latino)2,214 3.1%3.7%
Asian (Non-Hispanic/Latino) 1,212 1.7%14.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic/Latino)723 1.0%0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic/Latino)389 0.5%0.2%
Total 71,320 100%-
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Males experiencing
homelessness increased
by 11%.
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GENDER
A m o n g Pe o p l e E x p e r i e n c i n g
H o m e l e s s n e s s in L A C o C *
Gender 2022 2023
Female**21,145 22,320
Male**43,212 48,260
Non-Binary**624 630
Questioning**130 110
Transgender 917 1,112
*Data does NOT include Glendale CoC, Pasadena Coc, and Long Beach CoC.
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•The number of adults (25-64)experiencing
homelessness increased by 10%
•The number of older adults (65+)
experiencing homelessness
increased by 11%
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AGE
A m o n g Pe o p l e E x p e r i e n c i n g
H o m e l e s s n e s s i n L A C o C *
Age Groups 2022 2023
Children
(0-17 years)6,346 6,230
Adults
(25-64 years)51,735 56,647
Older Adults
(64+ years)4,244 4,725
*Data does NOT include Glendale CoC, Pasadena Coc, and Long Beach CoC.
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In LA CoC*, Transition Aged Youth (TAY)18-24 data collection
improved.
HUD authorized LAHSA to collect surveys by phone in addition to count locations. This led to significant increases in number of
survey collected in 2023. The data results from this improved methodology for TAY.
2,786
1,039
1,747
3,718
2,125
1,593
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
Total Unsheltered Sheltered
2022 2023
*Data does NOT include Glendale CoC, Pasadena Coc, and Long Beach CoC.
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These results are disappointing
but not surprising.
We’re back to a trajectory of more people becoming
unhoused faster than we can move them back inside.
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The rise in homelessness is both a national and regional trend.
•San Bernadino: +26%
•San Diego: +22%
•Kern: +22%
•Riverside: +12%
•Ventura: +9%
•Santa Barbara: -3.7%
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Chicago: +57%
N AT I O N W I D E
Houston: -18%
San Antonio: +5.3%
S O C A L C O U N T I E S Portland: +20%
(Multnomah County)
Phoenix: +7%
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Unaffordable rent is driving homelessness in California. According to a recent study on California homelessness by UC San
Francisco’s Homelessness and Housing Initiative*, the most common reason for leaving housing for leaseholders was economics.
*Source: https://homelessness.ucsf.edu/our-impact/our-studies/california-statewide-study-people-experiencing-homelessness
The LA CoC’s shelter system capacity remains
notably higher than it was pre-pandemic.
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2019 2023
15,617
Shelter beds
26,245
Shelter beds
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Although the numbers are higher, the data continues to tell us the same
story: while there is good work being done, we need to be more
coordinated and scale what is working to make a real impact.
For three consecutive years, the rehousing system has made over
20,000 permanent placements each year*.
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14,252
19,846 19,437
21,073
22,659 22,540
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
*Note: Data provided courtesy of County of Los Angeles’ Homeless Initiative.It is possible for one person to have multiple permanent housing placements in a year.
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It takes less time to move someone from the street to
interim housing.
•For adults engaged by outreach,
the amount of time was cut by
45% from 110 to 61 days.
•For TAY,the amount of time was
cut by more than 50%from 127
days to 59 days.
•System improvements must
continue, be more targeted, and
scaled to lower unsheltered
homelessness
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77 82 84 80
94
109 110
84 87 90 94
85 91 87
61
71
62
75 75 73
91 98
85
97
119 127
74
65 63 59
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Average Days for a Person to Move from Outreach Engagement to
Interim Housing by Population
Adult TAY
FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23
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From this time last year, we have seen an increase of almost 30%
in interim housing placements from street outreach.
3333
8%11%
12%
18%
16%
13%14%
18%
16%16%
14%
12%11%12%
18%13%13%
15%
14%14%
11%12%
15%
13%14%13%
13%12%
17%
22%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Throughput from Street Outreach to Interim Housing by Population
Adult TAY
FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23
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We need to set a goal on decreasing encampments,
and work toward it as a unified system.03
Los Angeles needs a coordinated path
forward.
02 We need to focus on addressing unsheltered
homelessness and expand it countywide.
01 When we have set out to address a specific
population, we have changed the trajectory.
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Los Angeles needs a coordinated path forward
That’s what we’re doing by “locking arms.”
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New leadership is taking bold action to
address unsheltered homelessness.
Since January:
•Mayor Bass declared homelessness a state of emergency in LA.
•The Board of Supervisors declared a state of emergency in LA
County.
•Other local Cities declared states of emergency,including Long
Beach, Santa Monica, and Culver City
•State of California granted dedicated Encampment Resolution
funds.
•The Biden/Harris Administration selected Los Angeles to
participate in ALL-INside, their signature new program to
reduce unsheltered homelessness.
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LAHSA is assuming a leadership and
coordinating role to urgently address the
humanitarian crisis happening on our
streets.
We’re launching a Multi Departmental Crisis Response Team to bring
people indoors quickly and expedite their journey through the system
into permanent housing.
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We will partner with the cities and county
to implement policies and processes that work.
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More homes through
master leasing
Expanding housing
navigation
Focusing on
document readiness
Expedite the
lease up process
We will set measurable system-
wide goals. You can track our
progress.
We’ll release quarterly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
reports that will track:
•Increases in the number of people moving from
outreach to interim housing and from interim into
permanent housing
•Increases in the number of people who stay in
permanent housing
•Decreases in how long it takes to go from street
outreach to interim housing
•Decreases in how long people stay in interim
housing
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A recent study by UCSF shows us that primary causes of
homelessness is economic.
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People with a history of trauma,
people of color, and older adults are at
higher risk.
Average monthly rent in LA is $2,452*
Median monthly household income
preceding homelessness was $935
The #1 reason people with a lease fell
into homelessness was loss of income
*Source: California Housing Partnership: Los Angeles Count 2023 Affordable Housing Needs Report -https://chpc.wpenginepowered.com/wp-
content/uploads/2023/05/Los-Angeles-County_Housing-Report_2023.pdf
LAHSA and LA County engage people
experiencing or at risk of
homelessness through prevention:
•Coaching
•Limited cash assistance
•Connecting them to existing subsidies
What if we expanded prevention to:
•Foster care
•Reentry
•Evictions
•Workforce development
•Health and mental healthcare systems
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Everyone must say yes
to new housing.
02 Measure ULA can be instrumental in helping people
stay in their homes and fund more affordable homes.
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The county of Los Angeles is on track to create 5,000
units. Prop HHH will provide 3,200 homes this year.
However, our community must create more.
We need more homes to end homelessness.
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L.A. County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency
(LACAHSA), when funded, can provide future
opportunities to protect affordable homes and scale
up new housing development.
We all want the same thing: To bring our
unhoused neighbors inside to a
permanent home as quickly as possible.
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