Each year, The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness and hundreds of volunteers conduct an all-night survey of homeless persons in DC. Here are a few key findings from the count in January of 2016:
- 8,350: total number of persons experiencing homelessness (a 14.4% increase from the 2015 count)
- 318: persons who were unsheltered
- 6,259: persons in emergency shelters
- 1,773: persons in transitional housing
- 11% of adult homeless persons reported a chronic health problem
- 17% of adult homeless persons reported a physical disability
- 17% percent of homeless adults reported histories of domestic violence
View the fact sheet here:
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