A new study found significant decreases in the number of homeless people in certain parts of Los Angeles.
The study, conducted by the Rand Corporation, found that while the number of unhoused residents went up 9% in Skid Row, it dropped 49% in Hollywood and 22% in Venice.
“Overall, we found that the total number of unsheltered people dropped by about 15%, and this is the subset of unhoused folks, a subset of people experiencing homelessness who we see living in tents or in vehicles or just rough sleeping exposed on the street as we walk around Los Angeles,” Louis Abramson, the study’s lead author, told KNX News’ Jon Baird…