Riverside has slowed the growth of its homeless population, and steered more people into shelters than it ever has, according to a statement on the city’s website.
The city had 614 unsheltered individuals living within its borders, up from 605 one year earlier and 307 in 2022, according to the annual Point-in Time count, which was conducted Jan. 22.
The count also revealed that 473 homeless people were in a shelter at time of this year’s count, an improvement over previous years, when fewer individuals were sheltered when the count was conducted: 372 in 2023 and 398 in 2022…