Dark Secrets Of Liberalism: People Have Died

According to county statistics, there were almost 2,000 homeless deaths in Los Angeles in 2023, a roughly 300 percent rise from 2014.

A Guardian analysis of county medical examiner statistics showed the spike in mortality, which highlights the effects of the drug misuse and homelessness epidemic plaguing many of the country’s cities.

The report stated that bodies had been discovered in “tents, encampments, cars, parks, alleys, abandoned lots, underpasses, bus stops, and train stations.”

The number of homeless fatalities reported by county medical examiner officials has increased annually to 11,573 during the last ten years. The 2,033 fatalities in 2023 represent an 8 percent rise from 1,883 in 2022 and a 291 percent increase from the 519 deaths recorded in 2014.

The medical examiner’s office only examines fatalities deemed “violent, abrupt, or unexpected, or if the dead have not recently visited a doctor,” according to The Guardian, therefore, the figures are an “undercount.”

The L.A. County Department of Public Health believes that the actual number of homeless fatalities is probably far higher than what has been reported.

Although they have not yet revealed the most current statistics, a department official informed the publication that, because of its wider reach, an estimated 20% more fatalities had been recorded in their database.

Including drug overdoses, 6,720 homeless person deaths during the past ten years (or 58% of all deaths) have been deemed “accidental.”

“The data demonstrates a sharp rise in fentanyl-related fatalities over time, with 30 instances in 2018; 255 in 2020; and 633 in 2022 citing the potent opioid as the cause of death,” the Guardian said.

“The medical examiner has recorded 575 fentanyl-related deaths for 2023 thus far, but hundreds of cases are still under investigation, and it usually takes three months for drug-related deaths to have their causes determined.”

The bulk of the homeless people in L.A. County live outside, which exacerbates the homelessness situation in addition to the fentanyl pandemic.

Seventy-three percent of the county’s roughly 75,000 homeless individuals reside in automobiles, tents, and other temporary housing. In contrast, the majority of the homeless people in New York City reside in shelters; only 5% of them live on the streets.