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> just as SF and LA have collected homeless SF conducts a sort of census of their homeless population. One of the questions asked is where the person lived whe
by deathanatos 8y ago
> just as SF and LA have collected homeless
SF conducts a sort of census of their homeless population. One of the questions asked is where the person lived when they became homeless. The majority are from SF[1]:
> Sixty-nine percent (69%) of respondents reported they were living in San Francisco at the time they most recently became homeless. Of those, over half (55%) had lived in San Francisco for 10 or more years.
The idea that SF "collects" homeless people (from elsewhere) is a myth not supported by data.
[1]: http://hsh.sfgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-SF-Point-in-Time-Count-General-FINAL-6.21.17.pdf http://hsh.sfgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-SF-Poin...
- dragonwriter 8y ago> The idea that SF "collects" homeless people (from elsewhere) is a myth not supported by data. It is, actually, supported by the data you just posted to refute it, which indicates nearly a third of SF homeless were not in SF when they became homeless.
- doyoulikeworms 8y ago31% of homeless in SF came from elsewhere. This evidence may actually go against your opinion... What are the numbers like for other cities?
- lev99 8y ago> What are the numbers like for other cities? Those numbers aren't collected in a national and standardized way. Even if other cities collected data about this question, please don't compare the numbers without also comparing survey methodology.
- ratacat 8y agoThat actually seems a good deal less than the ratio of non homeless folks that are not from San Francisco (much larger than 31%)
- claydavisss 8y agoAbsolute numbers matter too. SF and LA have higher absolute numbers of homeless because both cities tolerate it.