Homeless Capital of the U.S (people, downtown, job, beach)

[flamadiddle]

Denver should be included on the list, but LA / San Fran take the cake.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by pikabike

Portland, Oregon should be on that list.

I think people just look homeless there.

[Herodotus]

Makes sense that cities with milder winters lead the list. I would imagine that being homeless in Minneapolis has to be very difficult.

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by Herodotus

Makes sense that cities with milder winters lead the list. I would imagine that being homeless in Minneapolis has to be very difficult.

Already debunked that one in a similar thread:

"Minneapolis/St Paul, the coldest metro of the 25 largest, has a rate of 15/10k. Meanwhile, the much warmer metros of Phoenix, Atlanta, San Antonio, Miami, Charlotte, Riverside, Orlando and Houston all have lower rates of 14/14/13/13/12/7 in that order."

[CXT2000]

I would say L.A, especially with Skid Row, which was insane to see in person.

[sean1the1]

Originally Posted by the resident09

SF, Miami, Los Angeles come to mind first.

Places with nice weather tend to attract the most homeless, can't imagine living outside up north during winter, but SoCal is perfectly livable year round.

[elchevere]

Except 4 of the top 10 homeless cities are cold weather cities: NYC, DC, Boston and Philadelphia.

Warm cities make sense if a homeless person from elsewhere can manage to pay for a bus ticket to a warmer climate. In fact, some cities are providing free one way bus tickets to homeless to get them out of town as a way to address/lessen their own homeless situation:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbc...1.html%3famp=y

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lat...outputType=amp

https://www.kcet.org/shows/democracy...-to-leave-town

Originally Posted by Herodotus

Makes sense that cities with milder winters lead the list. I would imagine that being homeless in Minneapolis has to be very difficult.

[Nafster]

It should just be the entire state of California, followed by Florida.

City wise though, I'd say San Francisco and then LA close behind.

Anyone who denies it is 100% dilusional and lying. Love or hate California, the homeless problem here is absolutely off the charts insane and awful unlike anywhere else. I see it firsthand, everyday.

The state soon might as well be renamed 'Needles'.

[MarisaMay]

It is so incredibly sad. We had a few days in SF, about our fourth visit. Flew home out of there and our next overseas destination was Singapore. The difference was incredible.

[jjbradleynyc]

San Francisco by far.

I don't know what is happening in that city, but it's a sh*tshow regarding homelessness. I know the average apartment rents are sky high, but I would think the city's government and policies are also to partly blame here.

Streets with human feces being washed away on the regular is not something a city should be proud of. Hopefully the homeless tax will help that recently passed, but my gut says it will become worse before getting better. :/