Tuesday, June 4, 2019
LONG BEACH'S CHRONICALLY HOMELESS POPULATION DECREASES

This morning the City of Long Beach released its findings from the 2019 Biennial Homeless Count which identified 1,894 people experiencing homelessness in 2019, compared with 1,863 in 2017—a difference of 31 individuals. While this demonstrates a slight increase of 2%, it remains 40% below 2011 numbers.

Despite this small increase in the street count, there was an 8% reduction in chronically homeless individuals – from 686 in 2017 to 632 in 2019. More than 2,150 people have been permanently housed since 2017.

Addressing the issue of homelessness continues to be a leading priority for the City. Long Beach has taken a multi-pronged approach, working across departments to provide wrap-around services for people experiencing homelessness as well as vulnerable populations.