Homeless Street Count

The report from the January 29, 2008 Street Count will be posted in March. Thank you to all the close to 300 volunteers to helped make the 2008 Count a success!

Why Do a Street Count?
The federal department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that jurisdictions conduct a Point-in-Time Homeless Count on their streets and in their shelters every other year. Sacramento has gone above and beyond this requirement by committing to conducting a count every year. Starting with the count in January 2007, Sacramento now utilizes a more sophisticated methodology based on models in New York City and Los Angeles.
The resulting Point-in-Time Count numbers are reported to HUD in the annual Continuum of Care Grant Application, as well as used for local planning purposes.
After this count is conducted, a formula created by the Urban Institute and Corporation for Supportive Housing is applied to the Point-in-Time data to estimate the number of people in Sacramento County who experience homelessness over the course of a year.

January 2007 Street Count Reports

In 2007 over 200 community volunteers canvassed streets, parks, river banks, and other areas to count people and record basic demographic information.

By clicking on one of the links below you can view reports from the January 2007 Homeless Street Count. The one-page report highlights the primary statistics resulting from the Street Count. The full report is a 58 page document that describes the count methodology and findings in great detail.
              One Page Summary (PDF)      Full Report (PDF)

***The full report is a large document. We suggest that you right click on the link, click “save as” and save to your desktop.