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The homeless population in Los Angeles County has decreased by nearly 10% overall this year, with a significant drop in unsheltered individuals, attributed to targeted efforts like encampment resolution and increased shelter placements, marking a positive trend after years of growth, though experts caution that progress remains slow and funding challenges persist.
Oregon has the second-highest rate of unsheltered homeless people in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The department's report revealed that 653,100 Americans were experiencing homelessness during a single night in January 2023, the highest recorded number since 2007. The increase in overall homelessness is attributed to the rise in Americans becoming homeless for the first time, likely due to changes in the rental housing market and the winding down of pandemic protections. Oregon had 20,142 people experiencing homelessness, with 64.6% being unsheltered, making it the leading state for families experiencing homelessness.
Four people, believed to be homeless, have died outdoors in Anchorage over the past week, including two men in wheelchairs. The deaths highlight the challenges faced by the unsheltered population as winter weather descends on the city. The data fails to capture every death of a person experiencing homelessness, and the causes of death range from drug-related overdose to cardiac arrest and hypothermia. City leaders have expressed a commitment to preventing such deaths, but the closure of the Sullivan Arena shelter earlier this year has left hundreds of people living unsheltered in Anchorage.
A woman, identified as 28-year-old Chelsea Moles, died after a lifeguard stand fell on top of her at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The incident was deemed an accidental death, as Moles was believed to be sleeping on top of the stand when it toppled over after another individual tied a hammock to it. Moles was known to be unsheltered, and no charges have been released.