LAHSA 2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

With Detailed SPA 4 Geographic Data

Agenda

Briefly Review Highlights from 2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

Present Detailed SPA 4 Metro LA Data from 2011 Homeless Count

Present Skid Row Data from 2011 Homeless Count

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Key Findings from 2011 Homeless Count

51,340 Counted Homeless People in LA County34% Experience Substance Abuse33% Suffer from Mental Illness22% Have a Physical Disability*

23,539 Counted Homeless People in City of Los Angeles

* Some homeless persons experience multiple disabling factors

Percentage of Total Homeless Population2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

79%

20% 1%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Single Adults Families UnaccompaniedYouth

 ‐

 2,000

 4,000

 6,000

 8,000

 10,000

 12,000

 14,000

 16,000

 18,000

 20,000

Continuum of Care Single Adults Family Members Unaccompanied Youth>18

2009 Sheltered

2011 Sheltered

‐11%

‐.03%‐17%

‐75%

Sheltered Homeless Count, 2009‐20112011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

Unsheltered Homeless Count, 2009‐20112011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

 ‐

 5,000

 10,000

 15,000

 20,000

 25,000

 30,000

 35,000

Continuum of Care Single Adults Family Members Unaccompanied Youth >18

2009 Unsheltered

2011 Unsheltered‐.36% ‐3.8%

94%‐6%

Demographic Ethnicity, 2009‐20112011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count46.6%

1.1%

29.6%

1.8%

20.9%

43.7%

2.3%

27.7%

1.4%

24.9%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

AfricanAmerican/Black

Asian/PacificIslander

Hispanic/Latino Indigenous/AlaskanNative

White/Caucasian

2009 Ethnicity %2011 Ethnicity %

Veteran Homelessness, 2009‐20112011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

0.5%2.5%

61.2%

26.3%

9.5%

0.0%3.9%

50.5%

24.6%21.0%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Age: 0 ‐ 18 Age: 18 ‐24 Age: 25‐54 Age: 55‐61 Age: 62+

2009 2011

SPA 4 Homeless Population Totals2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

11,381

11,571

11,250

11,300

11,350

11,400

11,450

11,500

11,550

11,600

2009 2011

Metro LA

2009 2011

SPA Homeless Population Totals2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

11,38111,571

8,735

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

SPA 1(AntelopeValley)

SPA 2(San

Fernando)

SPA 3(San Gabriel)

SPA 4(Metro LA)

SPA 5(West LA)

SPA 6(South LA)

SPA 7(East LACounty)

SPA 8(South Bay)

2009 Final

2011

SPA 4 Homeless Age Totals, 20112011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

1,230 1,303

7,033

1,391614

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

Under 18 18‐24 25‐54 55‐61 62 & Older

SPA 4 (Metro LA)

2,374

7,033

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

SPA 1(AntelopeValley)

SPA 2(San

Fernando)

SPA 3(San Gabriel)

SPA 4(Metro LA)

SPA 5(West LA)

SPA 6(South LA)

SPA 7(East LACounty)

SPA 8(South Bay)

Under 18

18‐24

25‐54

55‐61

62 & Older

SPA Homeless Age Totals, 20112011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

SPA 4 Homeless Subpopulation Totals2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

3,153 

1,290 

5,095 

2,902 

1,652 

278 

1,047 

2,176 

578 

3,691 

4,419 

1,656 

633 

1,078 

2,198 

 ‐

 1,000

 2,000

 3,000

 4,000

 5,000

 6,000

ChronicallyHomelessIndividuals

ChronicallyHomelessFamily

Members

SubstanceAbusers

Mentally Ill Veterans Individualswith

HIV/AIDS

Survivors ofDomesticViolence

PhysicalDisability

2009

2011

SPA 4 Single Adult Homeless Population2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

9,803 9,655 

 ‐

 2,000

 4,000

 6,000

 8,000

 10,000

 12,000

SPA 1(AntelopeValley)

SPA 2(San

Fernando)

SPA 3(San

Gabriel)

SPA 4(Metro LA)

SPA 5(West LA)

SPA 6(South LA)

SPA 7(East LACounty)

SPA 8(South Bay)

2009 Single Adults

2011 Single Adults

SPA Family Member Homeless Population2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

1,290 

605 

1,781 

3,017 

 ‐

 500

 1,000

 1,500

 2,000

 2,500

 3,000

 3,500

SPA 1(AntelopeValley)

SPA 2(San

Fernando)

SPA 3(San Gabriel)

SPA 4(Metro LA)

SPA 5(West LA)

SPA 6(South LA)

SPA 7(East LACounty)

SPA 8(South Bay)

2009 Family Members

2011 Family Members

SPA Unaccompanied Youth >18 Homelessness2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

134

78

115

170

47

2338 33

6

40

7

135

27

136

312

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

SPA 1(AntelopeValley)

SPA 2(San

Fernando)

SPA 3(San Gabriel)

SPA 4(Metro LA)

SPA 5(West LA)

SPA 6(South LA)

SPA 7(East LACounty)

SPA 8(South Bay)

2009 Unaccompanied Youth >18

2011 Unaccompanied Youth >18

Skid Row Homeless Count2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

Skid Row Sheltered Population, 2005‐112011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

1,944 

3,334 2,973 

3,377 

 ‐

 500

 1,000

 1,500

 2,000

 2,500

 3,000

 3,500

 4,000

2005 2007 2009 2011

Skid RowSheltered Homeless Population, 2005‐11

Skid Row Unsheltered Population, 2005‐112011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

1,674 1,797 

829 939 

 ‐

 200

 400

 600

 800

 1,000

 1,200

 1,400

 1,600

 1,800

 2,000

2005 2007 2009 2011

Skid RowUnsheltered Homeless Population 2005‐11

LA County Supervisorial Districts

19,267 19,380

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

SD 1(Gloria Molina)

SD 2(Mark Ridley‐Thomas)

SD 3(Zev Yaroslavsky)

SD 4(Don Knabe)

SD 5(Michael

Antonovich)

20092011

Supervisorial Districts Homeless Population Totals2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

San Gabriel Valley

Metro LA

West LA

South LA/Harbor

Antelope Valley

SPA 4 Opt-In Partners2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

Thanks Boyle Heights/Placita Olvera!

SPA 4 Summary…Nearly 2% Increase in SPA 4 HomelessnessSignificant Homelessness Decreases Among…

Chronically HomelessChronically Homeless Family MembersSubstance Abusers

Significant Increases Among…Mentally IllHIV/AIDS

Skid Row…Significant Increase in Sheltered Population since 2005Significant Increase in Unsheltered Population since 2005

Contact Info

Clementina VerjanMgr. Policy and Planning Los Angeles Homeless Services Authoritycverjan@lahsa.org