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"We Need To Take Action Now:" LA Homeless Deaths Jump 76%

by Tyler Durden
Sat, 04/27/2019 - 23:35

Kaiser Health News reports that a record number of homeless people died across Los Angeles County last year, on bus benches, parks, hillsides, railroad track, and sidewalks.

Deaths skyrocketed 76% in the last five years, far outpacing the growth in the city's homeless population.

As of 2018, the city's total homeless population was about 53,000, an increase of 39% since 2014. The study said a majority of the people weren't living in government shelters but rather on city streets.

Government officials and so-called experts have limited understanding of what the primary cause for the rise in deaths, but they said the opioid crisis could be a significant reason.

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