Volunteers fan out across LA for the 2024 homeless countVolunteers fan out across LA for the 2024 homeless countVolunteers fan out across LA for the 2024 homeless countLos Angeles' annual homeless count has started, with volunteers fanning out across the city and county to estimate the number of people living on the streets. Volunteers will use an app to enter their data, which is then used to calculate the estimate. In 2023, officials counted 75,500 unhoused residents in L.A. County and 46,200 in the city. A study done at UC San Francisco found that 20% of women who end up homeless are victims of domestic violence. However, one of the major complications of the homeless crisis is providing services like addiction and mental health treatment.
