Los Angeles homeless rate rises by 47 percent in 6 years

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The number of homeless men, women and children living in the second largest U.S. city of Los Angeles has increased by 47 percent since 2012, reaching 50,000.

The city is only preceded by New York City in the U.S. with 75,000 homeless people. The ratio of homeless people living in cars or tents without proper shelter is far higher at 75 percent (of those homeless) in Los Angeles, while only 5 percent in New York.

The number of homeless students attending schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District grew by 50 percent last year, to 17,258 students — the highest number recorded by the city.

An NBC report suggests that although several charity organizations and volunteer foundations take care of the homeless people, they have not been provided permanent shelters. "In the 1990s, there were maybe four or five streets known as the tent streets. Now they're on every block," Los Angeles police officer Deon Joseph was quoted by the Washington Post.

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[eissa]

1. It's not just LA

but most of California. I’m in the Central Valley and we’ve had a wave of homeless here appear in the past couple of years that has overwhelmed the city I live in. Tent cities everywhere, local leaders and charitable organizations can’t seem to keep up. And more are being bussed in from other states almost daily.

[onecaliberal]

3. I'm here too, definitely a lot more.

[ansible]

6. Modesto or Stockton

I'm in Merced, it used to be a problem here too but a lot of homeless have disappeared. I think the city bussed them to other cities.

[eissa]

7. Modesto, and they are definitely bussed in

There was even a video that made it to our local media of the police in a neighboring city dropping off their homeless here. I’m assuming Merced’s drop in those numbers is a result of them doing the same thing.

[MattP]

2. Rent is more expensive than a mortgage out here

Thank god we own i don't think i could afford to rent my own house

[Raine]

4. They're in the surburbs too now

even in the upscale burbs bedding down at night around expensive stores.

[JI7]

5. there have been news stories in the past few weeks of attacks on people by homeless people