From 8 p.m. to midnight on January 25, over 90 volunteers conducted a comprehensive homeless count in LA’s Koreatown. Volunteers worked in teams of three to five, covering an average of 10 to 12 blocks per team to count the number of people experiencing homelessness over the winter.
The LA County Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) 2024 Los Angeles County Homeless Count took place from January 23 to 25. On the last day of the count, volunteers worked in downtown LA, the Antelope Valley, South LA, and Koreatown.
Volunteers walked the streets and recorded every tent, sedan, SUV, van, camper, or RV they saw in a pre-installed app. When spotting a homeless person, they assigned them a location in the app and recorded their living arrangements.
This year saw a decline in large-scale homeless encampments, marking a noticeable shift from the previous year’s count. The most frequently complained-about camps have disappeared at the Shatto Recreation Center at the intersection of 4th Street and Shatto Place, the street west of the LA Consulate General at Wilshire Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue, north of the LA Korean Education Center at Wilshire Place and Sunset Place, and west of the First Baptist Church at 8th Street and Westmoreland Avenue.