About the Count
The Los Angeles Homelessness Services Authority (LAHSA) has released the data collected and compiled in this year’s countywide Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. It is helpful to remember that these numbers are a snapshot in time; they compare the number of unhoused persons counted on a single night in January 2024 with a single night in January 2023.
The number of people who moved from the street to interim shelter placement increased by 47 percent; movement from interim shelter to permanent housing increased by 25 percent.
Unsheltered Homelessness Down 10.4 Percent in City
In the City of Los Angeles, unsheltered homelessness fell by over 10 percent, while the number of formerly unsheltered persons who are now housed in interim shelter rose by 17.7 percent. The number of people who moved from the street to interim shelter placement increased by 47 percent; movement from interim shelter to permanent housing increased by 25 percent.
Sheltered v. Unsheltered
In 2019, 2020 and 2023, the count recorded double-digit increases in the number of people experiencing homelessness in the City of Los Angeles. For the first time in years, this year's count recorded a drop in the number of people experiencing homelessness in both the City of Los Angeles and the County as a whole.
The Homeless Count provides figures for both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness. The unsheltered count is the total number of persons sleeping on the sidewalks, in tents, makeshift shelters, cars or RVs. The overall count includes all of the above, as well as those who have transitioned to interim shelter such as A Bridge Home, Tiny Homes and Project Room Key or Inside Safe hotel rooms.
You can read the complete LAHSA report here.