South Bay Service Planning Area (SPA) 8
Homeless Count 2019 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 fifth time 100% of SPA 8 was covered, providing exceptionally detailed trend views of homelessness throughout the South Bay.

We wish to thank LAHSA, South Bay municipalities, local law enforcement, Coordinated Entry System outreach teams (including LAHSA's HET), City of Los Angeles neighborhood councils, hospitals, faith community, and community volunteers for making the 2019 Count a success.
For the night of January 23, 2019, 4,388 people were identified as experiencing homelessness in the SPA 8/South Bay.​
Homeless Count 2019 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)​
  • Overall homelessness rose by 6% in SPA 8, while it went up by 12% in Los Angeles County.
  • The South Bay’s unsheltered population is 29% larger than Skid Row’s.
  • SPA 8 persons living in vehicles continues to rise, with that group increasing by 9% over the last year.
  • Unsheltered Veteran homelessness in SPA 8 declined by 41% over the last year.
​The following are reported by LAHSA at the SPA level:
  • The Youth Count results. There were 140 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 88 persons staying at the SPA 8 DV programs.
  • Persons receiving motel vouchers through DPSS, which are considered emergency (or "crisis") housing.  There were 242 persons using these resources.

Notable Demographic Decreases in the South Bay Between 2018 and 2019
  • Veterans: -28%, from 363 to 263
  • Family Members: -16%, from 681 to 572
  • Females experiencing homeless: -26%, from 1,532 to 1,134
Notable Increases in the South Bay Between 2018 and 2019
  • “Chronically Homeless”: +44%, from 973 to 1,402
  • Serious Mental Illness: +11%, from 819 to 913
  • Physical Disability: +52%, from 506 to 771
  • Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence Experience: +158%, from 712 to 1,839

Data Notes
  • Data source: Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, LAHSA.org.
  • In 2019, LAHSA changed the city/neighborhood boundaries then retroactively applied these to the 2016-2018 Counts. SBCEH's 2019 Homeless Count data sheets reflect the original Count results reported for these years, and hence may be different from LAHSA’s Community data.
SPA-Wide Reports
Click on the jurisdictional map to view the 2019 report.
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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
California Assembly
District 66
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              1,936 Persons Homeless                             2,252 Persons Homeless                            1,723 Persons Homeless                                 884 Persons Homeless
                      11% decrease                                                 26% increase                                              32% increase                                                      9% increase
City or Neighborhood Reports
Click on the City/Neighborhood map to view the 2019 city-level report.
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Carson
Catalina/Avalon
El Segundo
Gardena
Harbor City
(CIty of LA)
     326 Persons Homeless                       34 Persons Homeless                      19 Persons Homeless                  76 Persons Homeless                153 Persons Homeless 
              29% decrease                                     19% decrease                                  27% increase                              62% increase                                 47% increase
                                                                      Includes 3 sheltered
Harbor Gateway
​(City of LA)
Hawthorne
Hermosa Beach
Inglewood
Lawndale
      280 Persons Homeless                  108 Persons Homeless                     25 Persons Homeless                   461 Persons Homeless                    33 Persons Homeless
               68% increase                                 22% decrease                                    9% decrease                                    9% decrease                                      6% increase
                                                                  Includes 9 sheltered                                                                                   Includes 224 sheltered
Lennox
​(Unincorp LA County)
Lomita
Manhattan Beach​
Palos Verdes Peninsula
(4 cities)
Redondo Beach
        188 Persons Homeless                  26 Persons Homeless                  21 Persons Homeless                       2 Persons Homeless                      174 Persons Homeless
                 7% increase                                   86% increase                               49% decrease                                     50% decrease                                    13% increase
                                                                   Includes 15 sheltered
San Pedro
​(City of LA)
Torrance
​
West Athens
(Unincorp LA County)
West Carson
​​(Unincorp LA County)
Wilmington
(City of LA)
      615 Persons Homeless                    226 Persons Homeless               128 Persons Homeless                    96 Persons Homeless                      675 Persons Homeless  
              24% increase                                      20% increase                               17% increase                                    52% decrease                                     25% increase
       Includes 95 sheltered                           Includes 46 sheltered                     Includes 21 sheltered                                                                                    Includes 37 sheltered
City of Long Beach
Long Beach is part of Los Angeles County's SPA 8 but is its own "continuum of care" (CoC), thus it conducts a separate homeless count for its jurisdiction.  The following links provide more information about this city's work:

2019 Long Beach CoC Homeless Count Infographic
2019 Long Beach CoC Homeless Count Results  (shows comparisons with the 2015 and 2017 Counts)
Multi-Service Center (MSC) Information
Long Beach's Homeless Services General Information