the chart shows an absolute surge? Are you we looking at the same chart? also, if we are thinking from first principles here... there's no way to actually count

the chart shows an absolute surge? Are you we looking at the same chart? also, if we are thinking from first principles here... there's no way to actually count that... Maybe you can give a sample area, and go around counting that specific area? and just do that for every major city? still pretty shaky data at best... so in this case i think anecdotal evidence is better evidence. There is obviously WAY, WAY, WAY more homeless, and they are WAY, WAY, WAY more cracked out.