Deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles have doubled since 2013, according to a new report
The number of homeless deaths increased from 536 in 2013 to 1,047 in 2018, the report said. The overall death rate increased by over a third during that time, when taking the increase in the homeless population into account. Drug and alcohol overdoses were the largest contributing factor to death rate increase, the report said. From 2016 to 2018, the overdose death rate for the homeless was 26 times higher than the general population, figures show.
The report also found that homeless people died on average 22 years earlier than the general population."Homelessness can have a devastating impact on a person's health and well-being, and we need to better understand the underlying causes that contribute to our County's high mortality rate among those who are experiencing homelessness," Supervisor Hilda L. Solis said.
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