South Bay Service Planning Area (SPA) 8
Homeless Count 2018 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 fourth 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 2018 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.
For the night of January 23, 2018, 4,138 people were identified as experiencing homelessness in the SPA 8/South Bay.​
Homeless Count 2018 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 in SPA 8 by:
    ... 0.9% since 2017
    ... 13% since 2016
    ​... 38% since 2015
​The following are reported by LAHSA at the SPA level:
  • The Youth Count results. There were 130 persons between 18-24 experiencing homelessness in the South Bay.
  • Those staying in domestic violence emergency shelters or transitional housing, to maintain each program's confidential location. There were 102 staying at the SPA 8 DV programs.
  • Persons receiving motel vouchers through DPSS, which are considered emergency (or "crisis") housing.  There were 286 using these resources.

Notable Demographic Decreases in the South Bay Between 2017 and 2018
  • “Chronically Homeless”: -24% (1,317 to 973)
  • Developmental Disorder: -30% (209 to 147)
  • Substance Use Disorder: -27% (632 to 463)
  • Serious Mental Illness: -22% (1,092 to 819)
Notable Increases in the South Bay Between 2017 and 2018
  • The number of tents and makeshift shelters increased by 28% (279 to 357)
  • “Transitional Age Youth” (ages 18-24): 38% (112 to 130)
  • Females: 17% (1,313 to 1,532)
SPA-Wide Reports
Click on the jurisdictional map to see the 2018 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
Additionally, this data sheet presents the trends from 2016-2018 for the entire
​Council District (SPAs 6 & 8)
                             2,183 Persons Homeless                                                  1,792 Persons Homeless                                                           1,306 Persons Homeless
                                     7% increase                                                                         8% decrease                                                                                8% decrease
City or Neighborhood Reports
Click on the City/Neighborhood map to see the 2018 city-level report.
Carson
Catalina/Avalon
El Segundo
Gardena
Harbor City
(CIty of LA)
     462 Persons Homeless                       43 Persons Homeless                      15 Persons Homeless                  47 Persons Homeless                104 Persons Homeless 
              22% increase                                     223% increase                                  40% decrease                              80% decrease                                 5% decrease
Harbor Gateway
​(City of LA)
Hawthorne
Hermosa Beach
Inglewood
Lawndale
      167 Persons Homeless                  138 Persons Homeless                     23 Persons Homeless                   505 Persons Homeless                    31 Persons Homeless
               17% decrease                                 86% increase                                    21% increase                                   51% increase                                   26% decrease
Lennox
​(Unincorp LA County)
Lomita
Manhattan Beach​
Palos Verdes Peninsula
(4 cities)
Redondo Beach
        175 Persons Homeless                  14 Persons Homeless                  41 Persons Homeless                       4 Persons Homeless                      154 Persons Homeless
                 22% increase                                  55% decrease                               486% increase                                 100% increase                                   41% decrease
San Pedro
​(City of LA)
Torrance
​
West Athens
(Unincorp LA County)
West Carson
​​(Unincorp LA County)
Wilmington
(City of LA)
      497 Persons Homeless                    188 Persons Homeless               109 Persons Homeless                    200 Persons Homeless                      538 Persons Homeless  
              3% decrease                                      29% increase                               37% decrease                                    60% increase                                     10% 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 every other year.  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