A study that counts unsheltered populations in three L.A. neighborhoods — Skid Row, Hollywood and Venice — found a 15% decrease in the population last year overall compared to a year earlier.
However, the people who remained on the streets in 2024 were more vulnerable and harder for outreach organizations to serve, according to the report released Tuesday.
The LA LEADS study, by the Santa Monica-based RAND Corporation, found there was a 49% reduction in the number of people living unsheltered in Hollywood and a 22% reduction in Venice. The number of unsheltered people in Skid Row did not shrink at all, RAND found…