South Bay Service Planning Area (SPA) 8
Homeless Count 2017 Results


Under the leadership of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and the South Bay Coalition to End Homelessness, the entire region consisting of over 4,000 road miles was canvassed with the help of over 550 volunteers.  This is the third time 100% of SPA 8 was covered, providing an exceptionally detailed view of homelessness throughout the South Bay, along with recent trends.

We wish to thank the South Bay municipalities, local law enforcement, Coordinated Entry System outreach teams, City of Los Angeles neighborhood councils, hospitals, faith community, and community volunteers for making the 2017 Count a success.

We also want to extend a special thanks to LAHSA for working in partnership with our coalition and making detailed Homeless Count data available for us to use as the basis for the reports on this webpage.
May 22, 2018 Update:
On May 18, 2018, LAHSA adjusted the overall number of people experiencing homelessness in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care (CoC)  downward to 55,048. This difference reflects the figures reported through the Youth Count component only.  Because of LAHSA's methodology, this will impact only the SPA 8 Level total and not any of the individual city-level reports shown on this page. 

May 24, 2018 Update:
LAHSA's revised Homeless Count 2017 Dashboard shows that SPA 8 had 4,182 people experiencing homelessness, down from the originally reported 4,282.  A detailed data sheet will be available on its website on June 5, 2018.
Please note that the SPA-level demographics on our 2017 SPA 8 Overview sheet reflect the orginally reported numbers.

For the night of January 25, 2017, 4,282 people were identified as experiencing homelessness in the SPA 8/South Bay.​
Homeless Count 2017 SPA 8 Overview

This ​data sheet contains:
  • Homelessness demographic information for SPA 8/South Bay in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care (i.e., LA County minus Long Beach, Glendale, and Pasadena)
  • Summary table of homelessness for each city or neighborhood across the entire South Bay region
  • Overall homelessness rose by:
    > 17% since 2016
    > 42% since 2015
    ​> 98% since 2013
  • In 2017, LAHSA started reporting the Youth Count results at the SPA level. There were 251 persons under the age of 25 identified.
  • Also starting in 2017, LAHSA reported those staying in domestic violence emergency shelters or transitional housing at the SPA level to maintain each program's confidential location. There were 96 at the SPA 8 DV programs on January 25, 2017.
Progress in Ending South Bay Homelessness
692 Individuals and Families Secured Stable Housing
from July 2016 thru June 2017
via SPA 8’s Coordinated Entry System Collaboratives
for Single Adults, Transition Age Youth, and Families,
​all led by Harbor Interfaith Services
Permanent Housing Placements
  • 168 Rapid Re-Housing
  • 136 Families
  • 126 Veterans
  • 22 Youth
Interim Housing Placements or Referral to System Partners (e.g. Housing for Health, etc.)
  • 136 Single Adults
  • 60 Families
  • 21 Youth
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Housing Retention Through Prevention Funds
  • 23 Families​​
SPA-Wide Reports
Click on the jurisdictional map to see the 2017 report.
Los Angeles County
Supervisorial District 2 within SPA 8
Los Angeles County
Supervisorial District 4 within SPA 8
City of Los Angeles
Council District 15 within SPA 8
                             2,040 Persons Homeless                                                  1,948 Persons Homeless                                                           1,421 Persons Homeless
                                     8% increase                                                                        10% increase                                                                               9% increase
City or Neighborhood Reports
Click on the City/Neighborhood map to see the 2017 city-level report.
Carson
Catalina/Avalon
El Segundo
Gardena
Harbor City
(CIty of LA)
     378 Persons Homeless                           13 Persons Homeless                      25 Persons Homeless                237 Persons Homeless                        110 Persons Homeless 
           141% increase                                         13% decrease                                  25% increase                              27% increase                                        20% decrease
Harbor Gateway
​(City of LA)
Hawthorne
Hermosa Beach
Inglewood
Lawndale
      198 Persons Homeless                         74 Persons Homeless                      19 Persons Homeless                       335 Persons Homeless                    42 Persons Homeless
               32% increase                                     26% decrease                                    5% decrease                                     33% decrease                                  2% decrease
Lennox
​(Unincorp LA County)
Lomita
Manhattan Beach​
Palos Verdes Peninsula
(4 cities)
Redondo Beach
        143 Persons Homeless                  31 Persons Homeless                          7 Persons Homeless                           2 Persons Homeless                   261 Persons Homeless
                 3% increase                                  6% decrease                                      75% increase                                      60% decrease                                  21% increase
San Pedro
​(City of LA)
Torrance
West Athens
(Unincorp LA County)
Wilmington
​​(City of LA)
      515 Persons Homeless                    146 Persons Homeless                      173 Persons Homeless                     598 Persons Homeless
              28% increase                                   36% increase                                    53% decrease                                     2% decrease                         
City of Long Beach
Long Beach is part of Los Angeles County's SPA 8 but is its own "continuum of care," thus it conducts a separate homeless count for its jurisdiction. The following links provide more information about its work.

2017 Homeless Count Results  (shows comparisons from the 2011, 2013, and 2015 Counts)
Multi-Service Center (MSC) Information
Long Beach's Homeless Services General Information