Los Angeles Spends $100 Million Annually Managing Homelessness; Most Of Cost Is Related To Arrests & Police Services

The City of Los Angeles spends $100 million a year on homelessness. About $87 million of that is related to arrests and police services. The other $13 million represents costs to other city departments for interactions with homeless individuals or issues related to homeless individuals.

About 14% (14,838) of the 104,255 people arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department in 2013 were are recorded as being transients. Of the 14,838 transient arrestees, 3,836 had multiple bookings, and 11,002 had only one arrest. During 2013, there were approximately 23,000 homeless individuals in the city. Additional . . .