Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
SACRAMENTO — The homeless population in Sacramento County grew by 19% over the last two years, according to data released Wednesday.
According to Sacramento Steps Forward, there are 5,570 people experiencing homelessness on a given night in the county.
The group says the increase is in line with many other California communities, as the state grapples with a housing crisis.
On a quiet, quaint street in Sacramento’s Pocket neighborhood, something happened last week that neighbors who have been in the area for decades have never seen before. A homeless camp with tents and sleeping bags was set up right on the sidewalk.
“Well, there's safety issues. There's security issues. There’s services issues and the possibility of injury and damage to property and people,” said neighbor Phil Koreis.
While none of those things happened, it was unsettling for Koreis. Yet, he said it was not surprising.
“So, there's a significant population that is planting, if you will, in open spaces," he told FOX40.
New data released Wednesday shows Koreis’ neighborhood will not be the only one affected by homelessness.
Back in January, some 900 volunteers ventured out into 161 different locations over two nights to count how many people were living and sleeping outside.
Read more here: fox40.com/2019/06/26/sacramento-county-homeless-population-increased-19-in-two-years
SACRAMENTO — The homeless population in Sacramento County grew by 19% over the last two years, according to data released Wednesday.
According to Sacramento Steps Forward, there are 5,570 people experiencing homelessness on a given night in the county.
The group says the increase is in line with many other California communities, as the state grapples with a housing crisis.
On a quiet, quaint street in Sacramento’s Pocket neighborhood, something happened last week that neighbors who have been in the area for decades have never seen before. A homeless camp with tents and sleeping bags was set up right on the sidewalk.
“Well, there's safety issues. There's security issues. There’s services issues and the possibility of injury and damage to property and people,” said neighbor Phil Koreis.
While none of those things happened, it was unsettling for Koreis. Yet, he said it was not surprising.
“So, there's a significant population that is planting, if you will, in open spaces," he told FOX40.
New data released Wednesday shows Koreis’ neighborhood will not be the only one affected by homelessness.
Back in January, some 900 volunteers ventured out into 161 different locations over two nights to count how many people were living and sleeping outside.
Read more here: fox40.com/2019/06/26/sacramento-county-homeless-population-increased-19-in-two-years
