Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said overall homelessness in the city is down 12.5%, reaching a nine-year low, according to the city’s data on street homelessness.
The 2026 Point-In-Time Count found 518 people living on the streets of Denver, which is a 64% reduction since 2023 and the lowest number on record since 2017.
Johnston said during a news conference on Wednesday that the city and social service partners have taken specific steps to reach that milestone, including improving outreach to people living on the streets and connecting them to services, jobs and permanent housing…