San Francisco Homelessness Surges but Fewer on the Streets: City Data

The homelessness rate in San Francisco has risen by 7 percent since 2022, despite the city seeing a decrease in the number of people living on the streets, according to data released on Thursday. Data released by the city’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) show the total number of homelessness rose from 7,754 in 2022 to 8,323 in January 2024. This number includes both sheltered and unsheltered homeless people. Unsheltered homeless people are defined as those sleeping in public spaces, cars, tents, or on the streets. HSH counted 4,355 unsheltered people across the city on Jan. 30, a down 1 percent from 4,397 in 2022. The department counted 2,913 people living in tents or on the streets, a 13 percent decline since 2022, marking “the lowest it has been in 10 years,” according to the data. The number of people living in vehicles has spiked 37 percent, from 1,049 to 1,442....