1.
SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
Summary
Results
from
the
San
Diego
Regional
2012
Point-‐In-‐Time
Count
Regional
Task
Force
on
the
Homeless
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Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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Table
of
Contents
I.
Executive
Summary
.............................................................................................................................................
2
II.
Introduction
..........................................................................................................................................................
2
The
San
Diego
Regional
Continuum
of
Care
Council
............................................................................
2
Homeless
Management
Information
System
...........................................................................................
2
Housing
Options
for
Homeless
Persons
....................................................................................................
3
Homeless
Shelters
..........................................................................................................................................
3
Regional
Reporting
on
Homelessness
........................................................................................................
4
III.
2012
Point-‐in-‐Time
Count
Summary
........................................................................................................
5
Homeless
Data
Collection
Methodology
....................................................................................................
5
Point-‐In-‐Time
Counts
Since
2009
................................................................................................................
6
2012
Highlights
and
Observations
..............................................................................................................
6
Homeless
Persons
by
Household
Type
and
Shelter
Situation
at
a
Single
Point
in
Time
......
8
Shelter
Status
of
Homeless
Persons
by
Household
Type
...................................................................
9
Characteristics
of
Sheltered
Homeless
Persons
by
Shelter
Type
................................................
10
Characteristics
of
Sheltered
Adults
by
Household
Type
.................................................................
12
Characteristics
of
Unsheltered
Homeless
Persons
............................................................................
13
Subpopulations
of
Homeless
Persons
in
San
Diego
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
...............
15
Chronically
Homeless
Individuals.
.......................................................................................................
17
Chronically
Homeless
Families.
.............................................................................................................
17
Sheltered
and
Unsheltered
Homeless
Counts
by
City,
2012
Point-‐in-‐Time
Count
...................
18
V.
Summary
..............................................................................................................................................................
19
Appendix
I.
2012
SD
Point
In
Time
Count
Summary
Tables
..............................................................
20
Appendix
II.
PIT
Count
Methodology
............................................................................................................
21
Methodology
Summary
..................................................................................................................................
21
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Summary
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I.
Executive
Summary
This
report
summarizes
the
results
of
the
2012
local
initiative
to
enumerate
the
homeless
population
in
the
San
Diego
Region.
The
annual
Point-‐in-‐Time
(PIT)
count
represents
a
component
of
the
San
Diego
City
and
County
Continuum
of
Care’s
participation
in
a
congressional
mandate
to
the
US
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(HUD)
to
report
on
homelessness
across
the
United
States.
II.
Introduction
The
San
Diego
Regional
Continuum
of
Care
Council
Annually
HUD
allocates
homeless
assistance
grants
to
organizations
that
participate
in
local
homeless
assistance
program
planning
networks.
Each
of
these
networks
is
called
a
Continuum
of
Care
(CoC).
The
CoC
process
encourages
communities
within
the
geographic
area
covered
by
the
CoC
to
collaborate
to
create
a
comprehensive
network
of
programs
designed
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
local
homeless
population.
In
San
Diego,
the
CoC
is
governed
by
the
San
Diego
Regional
Continuum
of
Care
Council
(RCCC.)
The
RCCC
is
a
collaboration
comprised
of
representatives
of
local
jurisdictions,
community-‐
based
organizations,
local
housing
authorities,
the
Regional
Taskforce
on
the
Homeless
(RTFH),
governmental
departments,
labor
organizations,
health
service
agencies,
homeless
advocates,
consumers,
the
faith
community,
and
research,
policy
and
planning
groups.
Homeless
Management
Information
System
A
Homeless
Management
Information
System
(HMIS)
is
an
electronic
data
collection
system
that
stores
information
about
the
homeless
services
system
in
a
Continuum
of
Care,
and
longitudinal
client-‐level
data
about
the
individuals
and
households
who
use
those
services.
Data
standards.
HUD
publishes
data
collection
and
reporting
standards
that
define
the
minimum
functionality
of
an
HMIS.
The
standards
specify
the
data
to
be
collected
describing
the
programs
and
services
offered,
the
required
Universal
Data
Elements
(UDEs)
to
be
collected
for
all
persons
served
by
homeless
services
programs,
and
Program
Specific
Data
Elements
that
are
only
required
for
clients
served
by
specific
types
of
programs.
CoC’s
are
responsible
for
ensuring
the
successful
implementation
of
an
HMIS
in
their
region.
In
San
Diego,
the
RCCC
has
chosen
ServicePoint,
a
product
developed
by
Bowman
Systems,
as
the
primary
HMIS
solution
for
the
region,
and
The
Regional
Task
Force
on
the
Homeless
(RTFH)
as
the
HMIS
Lead
Agency
to
implement
and
administer
the
HMIS
on
behalf
of
the
CoC.
A
subset
of
program
and
client-‐level
data
from
a
secondary
HMIS
implementation
(CSTAR,
created
and
managed
by
Father
Joe’s
Villages)
are
merged
periodically
with
ServicePoint
data
to
allow
for
unduplicated
reporting
of
all
persons
accessing
housing
programs
for
the
homeless
region-‐wide.
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Housing
Options
for
Homeless
Persons
San
Diego’s
Continuum
of
Care
shelter
programs
for
homeless
persons
consist
of
emergency
and
transitional
shelters.
Permanent
supportive
housing
for
previously
homeless
persons
is
also
a
major
component
of
the
region’s
Continuum
of
Care
system.
There
are
three
categories
of
homeless
shelters:
Emergency
Shelters,
which
include
both
seasonal
and
year-‐round
programs,
Transitional
Housing,
and
Safe
Havens.
Persons
accessing
homeless
shelters
are
still
considered
to
be
homeless,
because
they
lack
a
fixed,
regular,
and
adequate
nighttime
residence.
Homeless
Shelters
• Emergency
Shelters
(ES)
provide
short-‐term,
temporary
overnight
sleeping
accommodations
to
persons
in
immediate
need.
Most
ES
programs
house
persons
for
up
to
30
days,
with
a
maximum
stay
of
90
days.
There
are
several
types
of
Emergency
Shelter
programs
in
the
San
Diego
Region
including
year-‐round
programs,
seasonal
winter
shelters,
and
hotel/motel
voucher
programs
serving
as
over-‐flow
solutions
to
temporarily
increase
bed
capacity
for
high-‐demand
periods.
• Transitional
Housing
(TH)
programs
provide
longer-‐term
shelter
solutions,
typically
up
to
two
years
per
stay.
These
programs
are
linked
with
social
and
educational
services,
including
case
management,
to
improve
the
clients’
ability
to
reach
self-‐sufficiency
and
move
to
permanent,
stable,
independent
housing
solutions.
• Safe
Havens
(SH)
are
programs
serving
‘hard
to
reach’
homeless
people
with
a
severe
mental
illness
who
would
otherwise
be
sleeping
on
the
street
primarily
due
to
their
inability
or
unwillingness
to
participate
in
supportive
services.
Safe
Havens
have
no
maximum
length
of
stay
limitations
or
requirements
for
participation
in
services,
but
can
serve
as
an
entry
point
to
the
service
system.
Permanent
Supportive
Housing.
Permanent
Supportive
Housing
(PSH)
programs
provide
stable,
long-‐term
housing
for
previously
homeless
persons
in
need
of
supportive
services
to
keep
them
stably
housed.
Many
PSH
programs
target
individuals
who
were
previously
considered
“chronically
homeless.”
(Chronically
homeless,
by
HUD’s
definition,
include
people
who
have
been
homeless
for
a
year
or
longer
or
have
experienced
four
or
more
episodes
of
homelessness
over
the
past
three
years
AND
have
a
disabling
condition
affecting
their
ability
to
be
self-‐
sufficient.)
It
is
community-‐based
housing
designed
to
enable
homeless
persons
with
disabilities
to
live
as
independently
as
possible
in
a
permanent
setting.
Homeless
Prevention
and
Rapid
Rehousing.
At
the
time
of
the
2012
Point-‐in-‐Time
count,
Homeless
Prevention
and
Rapid
Rehousing
(HPRP)
programs
were
in
operation
to
assist
those
newly
homeless,
or
those
‘at
risk’
persons
on
the
verge
of
becoming
homeless,
due
to
the
economic
downturn.
These
programs
received
temporary
funding
for
three
years
as
part
of
the
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Recovery
and
Reinvestment
Act
of
2009
and
at
this
point
have
completed
their
life-‐cycle.
Attempts
to
learn
from
their
successes
and
incorporate
new
practices
into
other
programs
is
on-‐going
however,
even
as
the
HPRP
programs
themselves
are
discontinued.
Regional
Reporting
on
Homelessness
Annual
Homeless
Assessment
Report
(AHAR).
HUD
uses
data
contributed
from
each
CoC’s
HMIS
to
provide
an
Annual
Homeless
Assessment
Report
to
congress.
HUD
collects
data
regarding
the
number,
characteristics,
and
service
patterns
of
all
people
who
used
residential
programs
for
homeless
people
during
a
one-‐year
period.
The
results
of
the
San
Diego
Regional
Annual
Homeless
Assessment
Report
(SD
Regional
AHAR)
for
October
2010
through
September
2011
are
summarized
in
a
separate
document.
The
2011-‐2012
SD
Regional
AHAR
will
be
publish
in
the
spring
of
2013.
Annual
Point-‐in-‐Time
Count.
Since
2005,
the
San
Diego
region
has
performed
annual
Point-‐in-‐
Time
counts
of
homeless
persons.
HUD
requires
CoC’s
to
conduct
Point-‐in-‐Time
counts
at
least
once
every
two
years,
but
encourages
them
to
count
annually.
The
count,
which
must
be
conducted
during
the
last
ten
days
of
January,
represents
a
snapshot
of
the
total
number
of
homeless
people,
both
sheltered
and
unsheltered,
at
a
single
point
in
time.
Sheltered
homeless
include
those
occupying
shelter
beds1
dedicated
for
homeless
persons
on
the
night
of
the
count.
Data
describing
the
characteristics
of
sheltered
homeless
persons
are
obtained
from
the
HMIS
where
possible,
and
collected
directly
from
providers
not
using
HMIS.
Unsheltered
homeless
are
counted
by
direct
observation.
With
the
help
of
numerous
volunteers,
RTFH,
on
behalf
of
the
RCCC,
organizes
and
conducts
the
effort
to
enumerate
the
unsheltered
homeless.
Volunteers
canvass
the
region
by
car,
or
on
foot,
during
the
early
morning
hours
of
the
chosen
night,
before
those
sleeping
in
shelters
leave
for
the
day.
A
statistically
significant
subset
of
the
unsheltered
homeless
are
then
interviewed,
providing
data
used
to
estimate
demographic
details
of
the
unsheltered
population
as
a
whole
at
a
single
point
in
time.
This
regional
report
presents
results
from
the
2012
Point-‐in-‐Time
count
and
describes
the
homeless
population
observed
on
the
night
of
January
26,
spanning
into
the
early
morning
hours
of
January
27,
2012.
This
Point-‐in-‐Time
data
will
also
be
included
with
the
National
AHAR
report
covering
the
periods
from
October
2011
through
September
2012
(the
AHAR
period
preceding
the
January
PIT
event).
1
Note:
Permanent
Supportive
Housing
is
designed
for
formerly
homeless
persons
with
long-‐term
support
needs.
Persons
residing
in
Permanent
Supportive
Housing
are
thought
to
be
formerly
homeless,
and
are
not
counted
as
homeless
for
the
purpose
of
either
the
AHAR
or
the
PIT
Count.
Likewise,
people
accessing
prevention
programs
are
typically
given
financial
assistance
to
remain
in
their
homes,
and
are
therefore
not
considered
homeless
for
the
purpose
of
either
the
AHAR
or
the
PIT
Count.
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III.
2012
Point-‐in-‐Time
Count
Summary
This
chapter
offers
a
brief
snapshot
describing
the
extent
of
homelessness
and
basic
characteristics
of
all
homeless
persons
in
the
San
Diego
region
at
a
particular
point
in
time.
The
2012
Point
In
Time
count
happened
on
January
26,
2012
–
about
four
months
after
the
end
of
the
2011
AHAR
period
described
separately
in
the
2011
SD
AHAR
publication.
The
2012
PIT
event
counted
all
homeless
persons
residing
at
any
of
the
region’s
emergency,
transitional
or
safe
haven
homeless
shelters
on
the
night
of
January
26,
2012,
plus
those
observed
to
be
unsheltered
on
the
same
night
–
sleeping
in
cars,
on
the
street,
in
tents,
in
canyons,
under
bridges
or
any
other
place
not
meant
for
human
habitation.
Additionally,
a
convenience
sample
of
persons
unsheltered
on
that
night
was
surveyed
within
the
following
weeks
to
provide
estimates2
of
the
characteristics
of
the
unsheltered
homeless
population.
Homeless
Data
Collection
Methodology
Data
for
the
PIT
was
collected
in
four
ways
(additional
details
can
be
found
in
Appendix
II):
Time
Frame
Homeless
Population
Data
Collected
Data
Collection
Method
Criteria
for
inclusion
The
night
of
1/26/2012
Sheltered
• Emergency
Shelters
• Transitional
Housing
Programs
• Safe
Havens
• Counts
of
persons
• Select
descriptors
1-‐Homeless
Management
Information
System
(HMIS)
reports
(data
as
entered
by
shelter
providers)
Persons
who
entered
a
program
on
or
before
1/26/12,
and
exited
on
or
after
1/27/12
2-‐Shelter
Provider
self-‐
reports
from
those
not
using
HMIS
Unsheltered
• On
the
Street
• In
a
Vehicle
• In
a
Hand-‐Built
Structure
• Any
place
not
meant
for
human
habitation
• Counts
of
persons
3-‐
Observed*
and
enumerated
during
a
Street
Count,
directly
as
individuals,
or
indirectly
in
likely
vehicles
or
hand-‐
built
structures**
‘Individuals
sleeping
outside,’
‘Vehicles
with
windows
covered,’
and
‘Tents,
Makeshift
Structures,
and
Boxes’
observed
between
the
hours
of
5am
and
8am
the
morning
of
1/27/12
• Select
descriptors
4-‐Survey
data
collected
by
in-‐person
interview
during
the
two
weeks
following
the
count
(self-‐
reports)
Persons
self-‐
reporting
as
unsheltered
on
the
night
of
1/26/12
*
Unsheltered
observations
were
made
between
the
hours
of
5:00
AM
and
8:00
AM
on
the
morning
of
January
27,
2012.
**
Occupancy
of
vehicles
and
hand-‐built
structures
was
estimated
at
two
persons
each.
2
Note:
due
to
a
change
in
analytical
methodology,
the
extrapolated
2012
Point-‐In-‐Time
counts
of
unsheltered
homeless
persons
described
here
may
be
somewhat
different
than
those
submitted
to
HUD
for
use
in
the
2012
National
AHAR.
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Point-‐In-‐Time
Counts
Since
2009
Since
2009,
the
total
number
of
sheltered
and
unsheltered
homeless
persons
enumerated
during
the
annual
PIT
has
increased
by
about
22%.
While
the
number
of
homeless
persons
sheltered
on
the
selected
night
increased
from
3,878
to
4,371
(+12.7%),
most
of
the
increase
occurred
in
the
number
of
unsheltered
homeless
persons
observed
and
counted:
4,014
in
2009
to
5,267
in
2012
–
an
increase
of
31.2%
increase
over
four
years.
Shelter
Type
2009
2010
2011
2012
1-‐year
change:
4-‐year
change:
’11
to
‘12
’09
to
‘12
Unsheltered
4,014
4,599
4,981
5,267
+5.7%
+31.2%
Emergency
Shelter
965
965
992
1,040
+4.8%
+7.8%
Transitional
Housing
2,913
2,900
2,992
3,279
+9.6%
+12.6%
Safe
Haven
53
55
52
Total
Sheltered
3,878
3,918
4,039
4,371
+8.2
+12.7%
Total
All
Homeless
7,892
8,517
9,020
9,638
+6.9%
+22.1%
In
addition
to
the
real
possibility
that
the
size
of
San
Diego’s
homeless
population
has
increased
during
this
period,
many
other
reasons
could
also
have
contributed
to
the
observed
change
in
unsheltered
homeless
people.
Examples
include
better
PIT
methodology,
improved
geographical
coverage,
and
an
increase
in
the
number
of
volunteers
participating
in
the
count.
2012
Highlights
and
Observations
An
estimated
9,638
people
were
homeless
in
the
San
Diego
Region
at
a
single
point
in
time
in
January
of
2012.
Nearly
3,300
(3,279;
34%)
were
staying
in
a
Transitional
Housing
(TH)
program
and
another
1,040
(11%)
were
in
Emergency
Shelters
(ES),
but
more
than
half
–
5,267
(55%)
–
were
without
shelter
on
the
chosen
night.
Persons
sheltered
at
homeless
shelter
providers
or
unsheltered
in
the
San
Diego
Region
on
a
single
point
in
time,
January
2012.
(Sheltered
counts
were
derived
from
HMIS
data
or
non-‐HMIS
program
staff
reports
for
the
night
of
January
26,
2012.
Unsheltered
counts
were
as
identified
during
the
observed
enumeration
on
the
early
morning
of
January
27,
2012;
household
status
was
derived
from
PIT
unsheltered
survey
data
resulting
in
extrapolated
estimates.)
Sheltered
in
Emergency
Shelter;
1,040;
11%
Sheltered
in
Transitional
Housing;
3,279;
34%
Sheltered
in
Safe
Haven;
52;
0%
Unsheltered;
5,267;
55%
Shelter
Status
of
Homeless
Persons
in
San
Diego
on
a
Single
Night
in
January
(n=9,638)
8. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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|
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For
the
purpose
of
the
Point-‐in-‐Time
count,
three
household
types
are
defined:
• Persons
in
Families:
households
with
at
least
one
adult
and
at
least
one
child
• Adult
Individuals:
households
of
adults
(single
or
couples)
without
children
present
• Youth
on
Their
Own:
households
of
one
or
more
children
without
an
adult
present
Persons
18
years
of
age
or
older
are
considered
to
be
adults.
Shelter
Status
and
Household
Type
of
Homeless
Persons
at
a
Single
Point
in
Time
in
the
San
Diego
Region
(n=9,638)
Sheltered
counts
from
HMIS
and
provider
report,
and
unsheltered
count
estimates
from
survey
data
applied
to
the
enumeration
value;
PIT
Jan.
2012
Unsheltered
Adult
Individuals
made
up
the
largest
group
of
homeless
persons
in
San
Diego,
representing
an
estimated
49%
of
all
homeless
people
identified
during
the
PIT.
The
next
largest
group
was
Adult
Individuals
in
Transitional
housing
(19%).
The
estimated
number
and
proportion
of
Unsheltered
Youth
on
Their
Own
(<18
years
of
age)
is
highly
suspect
due
to
the
extremely
small
number
of
surveys
administered
to
persons
under
the
age
of
18
years
(4
surveys:
2
children
in
families,
and
2
youth
on
their
own).
Additionally,
the
unaccompanied
youth
population
is
likely
to
be
under-‐represented
in
the
overall
enumerated
count
since
this
group
may
seek
night-‐time
safety
in
locations
hidden
from
view.
Persons
in
Families
with
Children
in
Emergency
Shelters
3%
Youth
on
Their
Own
in
Emergency
Shelters
<1%
Adults
in
Emergency
Shelters
(without
Children)
8%
Persons
in
Families
with
Children
in
Transitional
Housing
14%
Youth
on
Their
Own
in
Transitional
Housing
<1%
Adults
in
Transitional
Housing
(without
Children)
19%
Adults
in
Safe
Havens
1%
Unsheltered
Persons
in
Families
with
Children
6%
Unsheltered
Youth
on
Their
Own
<1%
Unsheltered
Adults
(without
Children)
49%
9. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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|
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Homeless
Persons
by
Household
Type
and
Shelter
Situation
at
a
Single
Point
in
Time
Emergency
Shelters.
At
a
single
point
in
time
in
San
Diego,
about
three-‐quarters
(74%)
of
homeless
people
staying
in
Emergency
Shelters
were
Adult
individuals,
and
nearly
one
quarter
(24%)
were
adults
and
children
sheltered
as
a
family.
Transitional
Housing.
About
42%
of
persons
housed
in
Transitional
Housing
were
members
of
a
Family
with
at
least
one
adult
and
at
least
one
child.
At
the
same
point
in
time,
Adult
Individuals
made
up
57%
of
people
staying
in
Transitional
Housing
programs.
Only
a
small
percentage
(approximately
1%)
of
the
homeless
at
Transitional
Housing
programs
were
Youth
on
their
own.
Unsheltered.
The
vast
majority
(89%)
of
unsheltered
homeless
persons
(sleeping
in
a
place
not
meant
for
human
habitation)
on
the
chosen
point
in
time
were
Adult
Individuals
(based
on
surveys
of
unsheltered
homeless
people3).
3
A total of 686 surveys were analyzed resulting
in data representing 686 households comprised
of 775 persons. The proportion of unsheltered
persons in each household type was based on
the proportion of the 775 persons in each
household type.
Household
Types
of
Homeless
Persons…
Sheltered
counts
from
HMIS
and
provider
report,
and
unsheltered
count
estimates
from
survey
data
applied
to
the
enumeration
value;
PIT
Jan.
2012
(686
Surveys
supplying
household
information
for
775
persons)
Persons
in
Families
24%
Youth
on
Their
Own
2%
Adult
Individuals
74%
...in
Emergency
Shelters
on
a
Single
Night
in
January
(n=1,040)
Persons
in
Families
42%
Youth
on
Their
Own
1%
Adult
Individuals
57%
...
in
Transitional
Housing
on
a
Single
Night
in
January
(n=3,279)
Persons
in
Families
11%
Youth
on
Their
Own
0%
Adult
Individuals
89%
...Unsheltered
on
a
Single
Night
in
January
(N=5,267
persons
enumerated)
10. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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Overall,
it
is
estimated
that
about
22%
of
homeless
persons
were
a
member
of
a
homeless
Family
comprised
of
both
adults
and
children
on
the
night
of
the
PIT.
Sheltered
counts
were
derived
from
HMIS
data
or
non-‐HMIS
program
staff
reports
for
the
night
of
January
26,
2012.
Unsheltered
counts
were
derived
from
unsheltered
survey
data
applied
to
the
PIT
enumeration
count
resulting
in
extrapolated
estimates
for
the
night
of
January
26,
2012
Shelter
Status
of
Homeless
Persons
by
Household
Type
Families.
Of
the
total
number
of
homeless
people
counted
as
part
of
the
2012
PIT,
an
estimated
2,183
people
(22%)
were
considered
Persons
in
Families.
About
two-‐thirds
of
the
people
in
homeless
Families
(63%)
were
sheltered
in
Transitional
Housing
programs,
and
about
11%
were
at
local
Emergency
Shelters.
However
it
is
also
estimated
that
over
a
quarter
(26%)
were
without
any
shelter
on
the
PIT
date.
Adult
Individuals.
At
a
single
point
in
time
in
January
2012,
approximately
77%
of
the
homeless
people
in
San
Diego
were
Adult
Individuals.
Of
the
7,393
homeless
adult
individuals,
it
is
estimated
that
nearly
two-‐thirds
(63%)
were
without
shelter
on
the
chosen
night.
Nearly
nineteen-‐
hundred
(1,882;
25%)
homeless
individuals
were
housed
in
a
Transitional
Housing
program
and
another
776
(11%)
stayed
in
an
Emergency
Shelter
program.
Shelter
Status
of
…
Sheltered
counts
&
unsheltered
survey
extrapolated
estimates
applied
to
the
enumeration
value;
PIT
Jan.
2012
Families
(Adult
+
Child)
22%
Youth
(<18yrs)
on
Their
Own
1%
Adult
Individuals
(w/o
children)
77%
Household
Type
of
Homeless
Persons
in
San
Diego
on
a
Single
Night
in
January
(n=9,638)
Sheltered
in
Emergency
Shelter
11%
Sheltered
in
Transitional
Housing
63%
Unsheltered
26%
Homeless
Persons
in
Families
(n=2,183)
Sheltered
in
Emergency
Shelter
11%
Sheltered
in
Transitional
Housing
25%
Sheltered
in
Safe
Haven
1%
Unsheltered
63%
Homeless
Adult
Individuals
(n=7,393)
11. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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Characteristics
of
Sheltered
Homeless
Persons
by
Shelter
Type
The
following
sections
provide
a
summary
of
basic
demographic
characteristics
of
persons
housed
in
an
Emergency
Shelter
or
a
Transitional
Housing
program
on
the
night
of
the
PIT.
Data
was
derived
from
HMIS
data
and
from
provider
submitted
reports
from
providers
not
using
HMIS.
Gender.
The
majority
of
sheltered
homeless
people
were
male,
regardless
of
shelter
type.
PIT
Night:
January
26,
2012
PIT
Night:
January
26,
2012
Age.
The
age
distribution
of
homeless
persons
sheltered
on
a
single
night
in
January
varied
by
the
type
of
shelter
program.
Forty-‐percent
(40%)
of
those
staying
in
an
Emergency
Shelter
were
at
least
50
years
old
while
only
a
quarter
(25%)
of
those
in
Transitional
Housing
programs
were
50
or
older.
More
than
eight-‐hundred
(859)
children
under
the
age
of
18
were
housed
in
a
Transitional
Housing
program
and
an
additional
164
children
were
staying
in
an
Emergency
Shelter
program
(24%
of
all
persons
in
ES
or
TH
were
children).
Ages
of
Homeless
Persons
Sheltered
in
San
Diego
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
Female
377
36%
Other/
Missing
29
3%
Male
634
61%
Gender
of
Homeless
Persons
in
Emergency
Shelter
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
(n=1,040)
Female
1,339
41%
Other/
Missing
50
1%
Male
1,890
58%
Gender
of
Homeless
Persons
in
Transitional
Housing
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
(n=3,279)
12%
21%
4% 5%
10%
13%13%
14%
19%
20%
28%
20%
10%
4%
2% 1%
3%
2%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Sheltered
in
an
Emergency
Shelter
(n=1,040)
Sheltered
in
Transitional
Housing
(n=3,279)
0-‐12
yrs
13-‐17
yrs
18-‐29
yrs
30-‐39
yrs
40-‐49
yrs
50-‐59
yrs
60-‐69
yrs
70+
yrs
Missing
415
aged
50+
yrs
(40%)
825
aged
50+yrs
(25%)
January
26,
2012;
Percentages
may
sum
to
other
than
100%
due
to
rounding.
12. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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Race.
The
majority
of
homeless
persons
sheltered
in
San
Diego
on
the
night
of
the
2012
PIT
self-‐
identified
as
White.
More
than
two-‐thirds
of
those
staying
in
an
Emergency
Shelter
were
White
(713,
69%);
the
next
largest
grouping
was
Black
or
African
American
(236,
23%),
with
very
small
numbers
of
other
races
reported.
Similarly,
most
persons
staying
in
Transitional
Housing
on
the
night
of
the
PIT
were
White
(2,256,
69%),
and
just
under
a
quarter
were
Black
or
African
American
(761,
23%),
with
very
small
numbers
of
other
races
reported.
Primary
Race
of
San
Diego
Homeless
Persons…
2012
PIT
Night:
January
26,
2012
Ethnicity.
The
majority
of
persons
sheltered
in
San
Diego
on
the
night
of
the
PIT
self-‐identified
as
Non-‐
Hispanic
/
Non-‐Latino.
In
Emergency
Shelters
just
over
a
quarter
(266,
26%)
were
Hispanic
/
Latino
while
the
percentage
was
slightly
higher
among
persons
staying
in
Transitional
Housing
(1,045,
32%).
Ethnicity
of
Homeless
Persons
in
San
Diego
Sheltered
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
2012
PIT
Night:
January
26,
2012
White
68%
Black
or
African
American
23%
Asian
2%
American
Indian
or
Alaskan
Native
2%
Native
Hawaiian
or
Other
Pacific
Islander
1%
Missing/
Unknown
4%
...in
Emergency
Shelter
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PITC
(n=1,040)
White
69%
Black
or
African
American
23%
Asian
1%
American
Indian
or
Alaskan
Native
2%
Native
Hawaiian
or
Other
Pacific
Islander
1%
Missing/
Unknown
4%
...in
Transitional
Housing
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PITC
(n=3,279)
26% 32%
69% 66%
5% 2%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
in
an
Emergency
Shelter
(n=1,040)
in
Transitional
Housing
(n=3,279)
Hispanic
/
Latino
Non-‐Hispanic/
Non-‐Latino
Missing
/
Unknown
13. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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|
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Characteristics
of
Sheltered
Adults
by
Household
Type
Gender
of
Adults.
While
the
majority
of
all
sheltered
homeless
persons
and
Adult
Individuals
were
male,
well
over
three-‐quarters
of
Adults
in
Families
with
children
were
female
(83%).
PIT
Night:
January
26,
2012;
Transgendered
persons
are
included
in
their
final
gender
category
Age
of
Adults.
Adults
in
Families
with
children
on
the
night
of
the
2012
Point-‐In-‐Time
Count
tended
to
be
younger
than
Adult
Individuals.
Most
of
the
Adults
in
Families
were
aged
18
to
39
years
(72%),
while
the
majority
of
adults
Individuals
were
aged
40
to
59
years
(64%).
PIT
Night:
January
26,
2012
Adult
Females;
475;
83%
Missing;
1;
0%
Adult
Males;
99;
17%
Gender
of
Homeless
Adults
in
Families Sheltered
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PITC
(n=575
in
HMIS)
Adult
Females;
670;
26%
Missing;
0;
0%
Adult
Males;
1,933;
74%
Gender
of
Homeless
Adult
Individuals
Sheltered
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PITC
(n=2,603
in
HMIS)
35%
11%
37%
15%
24%
28%
4%
36%
10%
2% 2%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Adults
in
Families
with
Children
(n=575
in
HMIS)
Adult
Individuals
(n=2,603
in
HMIS)
Age
of
Homeless
Adults
by
Household
Type
Sheltered
on
the
Night
of
the
PITC
18
to
29
30
to
39
40
to
49
50
to
59
60
to
69
70
or
older
Missing
• 18-‐29
• 30-‐39
• 40-‐49
• 50-‐59
72%
64%
14. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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|
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Characteristics
of
Unsheltered
Homeless
Persons
The
following
section
provides
a
summary
of
basic
demographic
characteristics
of
unsheltered
homeless
persons
in
San
Diego
County.
Demographic
details
were
derived
from
Unsheltered
survey
data
collected
from
persons
self-‐reporting
as
unsheltered
on
the
night
of
the
2012
Point-‐In-‐Time
Count
(686
valid
surveys).
These
data
serve
as
estimates
for
the
entire
unsheltered
population
in
the
San
Diego
region
at
a
single
point
in
time
(PIT
January
2012).
Gender
and
Age.
Nearly
three-‐quarters
of
unsheltered
homeless
people
surveyed
were
male.
Thirty-‐nine
percent
(39%)
of
unsheltered
persons
surveyed
were
over
the
age
of
50
years,
45%
were
30
to
49
years
of
age,
and
only
13%
were
under
the
age
of
30
years.
Race
and
Ethnicity.
Most
unsheltered
homeless
persons
reported
their
race
as
White
(66%).
The
next
largest
grouping
was
Black
or
African
American
(15%),
followed
by
multi-‐racial
(11%).
Nearly
three-‐quarters
of
unsheltered
persons
(73%)
self-‐identified
themselves
as
Non-‐Hispanic
/
Non-‐Latino.
Female
25%
Missing
1%
Male
74%
Gender
of
Unsheltered
Homeless
Persons
in
San
Diego,
2012
PITC
(n=686
Surveys)
1%
12%
16%
29%
31%
7%
1% 3%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Age
of
Unsheltered
Homeless
Persons
in
San
Diego,
2012
PITC
(n=686
Surveys)
<18 18-‐29 30-‐39 40-‐49
50-‐59 60-‐69 70+
Missing
White
66%
Black
or
African
American
15%
Asian
0%
American
Indian
or
Alaskan
Native
3% Native
Hawaiian
or
Other
Pacific
Islander
1%
Missing
/
Unknown
4%
Multi-‐Racial
11%
Race
of
Unsheltered
Homeless
Persons
in
San
Diego,
2012
PITC
(n=686
Surveys)
15%
73%
12%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1
Ethnicity
of
Unsheltered
Homeless
Persons
in
San
Diego,
2012
PITC
(n=686
Surveys)
Hispanic
/
Latino
Non-‐Hispanic
/
Non-‐Latino
Missing
/
Unknown
15. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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|
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Unsheltered
Households.
Approximately
5%
of
persons
surveyed
(37)
indicated
the
presence
of
homeless
children
in
their
immediate
family.
Survey
data
indicated
that
nearly
11%
of
all
unsheltered
persons
were
members
of
a
family
with
children
(84
persons
by
survey;
571
persons
extrapolated
to
the
entire
region).
In
families
with
children,
51%
were
adults
at
least
18
years
of
age,
and
49%
were
children,
0
to
17
years
of
age
(data
not
graphed).
Of
the
homeless
children
in
unsheltered
families
surveyed,
63%
were
aged
12
or
younger,
30%
were
13
to
17
years
of
age,
and
7%
were
of
unknown
age
(41
total
children
cited
in
survey
data,
279
extrapolated
to
the
region;
data
not
graphed).
The
age
of
Adults
in
families
with
children
trended
younger
than
Adults
without
children.
*Adults
in
Families
with
Children:
n=43
(35
surveyed
+
8
additional
homeless
adults
in
the
family)
**Adult
Individuals:
n=689
(647
surveyed
+
42
additional
related
homeless
adults
in
the
household)
Unsheltered
Survey
Limitations.
The
reader
should
be
aware
that
the
interview/survey
methodology
utilized
a
convenience
sample
of
homeless
persons,
primarily
conducted
at
a
service
location
such
as
a
day
center,
food
distribution
center,
or
meal
site.
As
such,
homeless
persons
not
inclined
to
access
services
were
less
likely
to
have
been
interviewed
and
thus,
results
are
limited
by
the
fact
that
the
persons
surveyed
are
more
likely
to
represent
persons
who
seek
services.
It
should
also
be
noted
that
all
unsheltered
survey
data
was
self-‐reported
and
verification
of
responses
was
not
feasible.
Additionally,
the
unsheltered
homeless
persons
surveyed
were
selected
by
interviewers
who
were
asked
to
avoid
approaching
persons
appearing
to
be
under
the
influence
or
otherwise
impaired.
Therefore,
there
may
be
an
under-‐representation
of
persons
with
chronic
substance
abuse
problems
or
severe
mental
health
issues.
Due
to
the
fact
that
only
two
(2)
unaccompanied
homeless
youth
under
the
age
of
18
were
surveyed,
conclusions
about
youth
should
be
interpreted
with
caution,
and
it
is
unclear
if
the
proportion
of
youth
extrapolated
to
the
entire
population
is
valid.
19%
12%
21%
15%
21%
28%
26%
30%
5%
7%
0% 1%
9%
9%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Adults
in
Families
with
Children* Adult
Individuals**
Age
of
Unsheltered
Homeless
Adults
by
Household
Type
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
SD
PITC
18-‐29
30-‐39
40-‐49
50-‐59
60-‐69
70+
Missing-‐adult
16. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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Subpopulations
of
Homeless
Persons
in
San
Diego
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
As
part
of
the
Point-‐in-‐Time
count,
data
describing
select
populations
of
interest
is
collected
and
submitted
to
HUD.
This
information
is
gathered
from
HMIS
reports,
obtained
directly
from
non-‐HMIS
shelter
providers,
or
from
in-‐person
surveys
of
persons
who
were
living
on
the
street
(unsheltered)
during
the
PIT
count.
The
survey
data
is
not
a
complete
representation
of
all
unsheltered
persons;
however
the
size
of
the
group
interviewed
(686;
approximately
13%
of
the
directly
observed
unsheltered
count)
is
assumed
to
be
great
enough
to
allow
a
rough
estimation
of
the
numbers
of
people
with
the
same
characteristics
within
the
entire
unsheltered
population.
The
homeless
subpopulation
categories
of
Veterans,
persons
with
Severe
Mental
Illness,
persons
with
Chronic
Substance
Abuse,
persons
with
HIV/AIDS,
and
Victims
of
Domestic
Violence
are
collected
and
reported
for
adults
only;
however
the
proportions
of
each
subcategory
that
follows
are
indicative
of
the
proportion
of
the
entire
group
of
homeless
people
at
a
single
point
in
time,
irrespective
of
age.
Military
Veterans.
Among
all
homeless
persons
in
San
Diego
at
a
single
point
in
time,
about
18%
were
Veterans
of
the
U.S.
Armed
Forces.
It
is
estimated
that
slightly
more
Veterans
were
unsheltered
at
that
time
compared
to
the
number
in
a
shelter
program
(922
unsheltered
Veterans
vs.
831
sheltered
Veterans).
Severe
Mental
Illness.
Approximately
30%
of
San
Diego’s
homeless
persons
suffer
from
some
form
of
Severe
Mental
Illness.
It
is
estimated
that
on
the
night
of
the
PIT,
more
than
twice
as
many
persons
with
Severe
Mental
Illness
slept
on
the
street
(unsheltered)
compared
to
the
number
who
slept
in
a
San
Diego
region
shelter
program
(2,022
unsheltered
vs.
981
sheltered).
Sheltered
counts
&
unsheltered
survey
extrapolated
estimates;
PIT
Jan.
2012
Sheltered
counts
&
unsheltered
survey
extrapolated
estimates;
PIT
Jan.
2012
Sheltered
Military
Veterans,
831,
9%
Unsheltered
Military
Veterans,
922,
9%
Other
Unsheltered
Other
Sheltered
Military
Veterans
among
Homeless
Persons
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
(n=9,638)
1,753
(18%)
Sheltered
with
Severe
Mental
Illness,
871,
9%
Unsheltered
with
Severe
Mental
Illness,
2,022,
21%
Other
Unsheltered
Other
Sheltered
Severe
Mental
Illness
among
Homeless
Persons
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
(n=9,638)
2,893
(30%)
17. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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Chronic
Substance
Abuse.
A
large
number
of
homeless
adults
(approx.
2,874)
are
considered
Chronic
Substance
Abusers.
It
is
estimated
that
on
the
night
of
the
PIT,
more
than
two-‐thirds
of
homeless
chronic
abusers
of
drugs
and/or
alcohol
slept
on
the
street
(unsheltered)
rather
than
in
a
San
Diego
shelter
program
(1,845
unsheltered
vs.
1,029
sheltered).
HIV/AIDS.
A
small
percentage
of
homeless
adults
were
identified
as
having
HIV/AIDS
with
nearly
equal
numbers
being
unsheltered
(77
unsheltered
vs.
73
sheltered).
However
this
estimate
is
likely
to
be
a
significant
under-‐count
since
not
all
shelter
programs
ask
about
HIV/AIDS
status
and
not
all
HIV
positive
persons
are
aware
of
their
illness
and/or
willing
to
share
this
information
with
interviewers.
Victims
of
Domestic
Violence.
It
is
estimated
that
over
one-‐thousand
(1,080)
homeless
adults
were
a
Victim
of
Domestic
Violence
(DV)
at
some
point
in
the
past.
Further,
it
is
estimated
that
approximately
six-‐hundred
(600)
adult
DV
Victims
were
unsheltered
on
the
night
of
the
PIT.
Sheltered
counts
&
unsheltered
survey
extrapolated
estimates;
PIT
Jan.
2012
Sheltered
counts
&
unsheltered
survey
extrapolated
estimates;
PIT
Jan.
2012
Sheltered
counts
&
unsheltered
survey
extrapolated
estimates;
PIT
Jan.
2012
Sheltered
Chronic
Substance
Abusers,
1,029,
11%
Unsheltered
Chronic
Substance
Abusers,
1,845,
19%
Other
Unsheltered
Other
Sheltered
Chronic
Substance
Abuse
among
Homeless
Persons
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
(n=9,638)
2,874
(30%)
Sheltered
with
HIV/AIDS,
73,
0.8%
Unsheltered
with
HIV/AIDS,
77,
0.8%
Other
Unsheltered
Other
Sheltered
HIV/AIDS
among
Homeless
Persons
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
(n=9,638)
150
(1.6%)
Sheltered
Victims
of
Domestic
Violence,
480,
5.0%
Unsheltered
Victims
of
Domestic
Violence,
600,
6.2%
Other
Unsheltered
Other
Sheltered
Victims
of
Domestic
Violence
among
Homeless
Persons
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PIT
(n=9,638)
1,080
(11%)
18. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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Chronically
Homeless
Individuals.
Adult
Individuals
who
have
had
frequent
episodes
or
a
current
prolonged
episode
of
homelessness
and
suffer
from
a
long-‐term
disabling
condition
which
significantly
impairs
their
ability
to
live
independently
are
termed
Chronically
Homeless*.
This
population
of
individuals
typically
requires
special
assistance
to
obtain
and
maintain
housing.
Of
the
estimated
7,393
homeless
adult
Individuals,
three
in
every
ten
(2,305;
31%)
met
the
definition
of
Chronically
Homeless
and
the
vast
majority
(2,093)
remained
unsheltered.
Chronically
Homeless
Families.
During
the
PIT,
five
(5)
Families
staying
in
a
shelter
program
and
another
estimated
115
unsheltered
Families
were
identified
as
Chronically
Homeless.
These
families
have
a
head-‐of-‐
household
who
meets
the
HUD
definition
of
chronically
homeless.
Overall,
an
estimated
15%
of
homeless
Families
with
children
were
Chronically
Homeless.
Furthermore,
an
estimated
46%
of
Unsheltered
Families
were
Chronically
Homeless
(17
out
of
37
surveys).
Chronic
Homelessness
Overall.
Irrespective
of
household
type,
47%
(325)
of
the
686
unsheltered
survey
responders
were
classified
as
Chronically
Homeless.
Of
those,
308
surveys
were
completed
by
Individuals
and
17
were
completed
by
persons
in
a
Family
with
children.
Unsheltered
Chronically
Homeless
Individuals:
• 28%
of
All
Homeless
Individuals
(see
chart)
• 45%
of
Unsheltered
Homeless
Individuals
Sheltered
counts
&
unsheltered
survey
extrapolated
estimates;
PIT
Jan.
2012
Sheltered
counts
&
unsheltered
survey
extrapolated
estimates;
PIT
Jan.
2012
Unsheltered
survey
data;
PIT
Jan.
2012
Sheltered
Chronically
Homeless
Individuals,
212,
3%
Unsheltered
Chronically
Homeless
Individuals,
2093,
28%
Other
Unsheltered
Individuals
Other
Sheltered
Individuals
Chronic
Homelessness
among
Homeless
Individuals
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PITC
(n=7,393
individuals)
2,305
(31%)
Sheltered
Chronically
Homeless
Families,
5,
1%
Unsheltered
Chronically
Homeless
Families,
115,
15%
Other
Unsheltered
Homeless
Families
Other
Sheltered
Homeless
Families
Chronic
Homelessness
among
Homeless
Families
on
the
Night
of
the
2012
PITC
(n=777
familes)
120
(15%)
Chronically
Homeless
(surveyed),
325,
47%
Other
Homeless
(surveyed),
361,
53%
Chronic
Homelessness
among
Unsheltered
Homeless
Persons
Surveyed
in
San
Diego,
2012
PITC
(n=686)
20. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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|
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V.
Summary
At
a
single
point
in
time
in
January
2012,
over
9,500
men,
women,
and
children
were
homeless
in
the
San
Diego
region.
More
than
half
of
them
(55%)
slept
in
a
place
not
meant
for
human
habitation
on
that
night.
It
is
estimated
that
74%
of
persons
in
homeless
Families
were
in
a
SD
Regional
Homeless
Shelter
program
on
the
PIT
night
while
only
37%
of
homeless
Adult
Individuals
were
sheltered
on
that
night.
21. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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|
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Appendix
I.
2012
SD
Point
In
Time
Count4
Summary
Tables
Shelter
Status
and
Household
Type
of
Homeless
Persons
Household
Type
Number
of
Persons
(%
of
Total)
Number
of
Persons
(%
of
Household
Type)
All
Homeless
Persons…
9,638
(100%)
Unsheltered
5,267
(54.6%)
Sheltered
4,371
(45.4%)
...
in
Emergency
Shelters
1,040
(10.8%)
…
in
Transitional
Housing
3,279
(34.0%)
…in
Safe
Havens
52
(0.5%)
Persons
in
a
Family
with
at
least
one
Adult
&
one
Child
2,183
(22.6%)
1,673
(100%)
Unsheltered
571
(5.9%)
196
(11.7%)
Sheltered
1,612
(16.7%)
1,477
(88.3%)
...
in
Emergency
Shelters
247
(2.6%)
…
in
Transitional
Housing
1,365
(14.2%)
…in
Safe
Havens
0
(0.0%)
Adult
Individuals
(w/o
Children)
7,563
(80.2%)
7,563
(100%)
Unsheltered
4,683
(48.6%)
5,112
(67.6%)
Sheltered
2,710
(28.1%)
2,451
(32.4%)
...
in
Emergency
Shelters
776
(8.1%)
…
in
Transitional
Housing
1,882
(19.5%)
…in
Safe
Havens
52
(0.5%)
Children
on
their
own*
63
(0.7%)
*Children
on
their
own
count
should
be
interpreted
with
caution.
Improved
methodology
is
required
for
accurate
youth
counts.
Homeless
Subpopulations
Sheltered
Counts
Unsheltered
Estimates
Total
Chronically
Homeless…
Individuals
(persons)
212
2,093
2,305
Families
(households)
5
115
120
Adults
only…
Veterans
831
922
1,753
Severely
Mentally
Ill
871
2,022
2,893
Chronic
Substance
Abuse
1,029
1,845
2,874
Persons
with
HIV/AIDS
73
77
150
Victims
of
Domestic
Violence
480
600
1,080
4
Persons
sheltered
at
homeless
shelter
providers
or
unsheltered
in
the
San
Diego
Region
on
a
single
night
in
January
2012
(Sheltered
counts
were
derived
from
HMIS
data
or
non-‐HMIS
program
staff
reports
for
the
night
of
January
26,
2012.
Unsheltered
counts
were
derived
from
unsheltered
survey
data
applied
to
the
observed
PIT
enumeration
resulting
in
extrapolated
estimates
for
the
night
of
January
26,
2012.)
22. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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|
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Appendix
II.
PIT
Count
Methodology
Methodology
Summary
The
2012
Point-‐in-‐Time
Count
resulted
in
the
collection
of
two
distinct
data
sets.
The
enumeration
phase
of
the
2012
PIT
occurred
on
Friday,
January
26,
2012,
between
5:00
–
8:00
a.m.
During
this
phase,
teams
of
volunteers
were
mobilized
to
conduct
a
count
and
observation
of
homeless
individuals
and
families
living
in
public
places
that
are
not
meant
for
human
habitation.
Additionally,
the
teams
recorded
information
on
every
homeless
person
they
observed.
The
technique
used
to
conduct
the
public
places
count
was
complete
coverage.
Complete
coverage
means
that
every
part
of
a
specified
geography
is
covered;
therefore,
the
teams
of
enumerators
canvassed
every
street
looking
for
homeless
people
and
counting
anyone
who
was
found.
Specifically,
San
Diego
County
is
comprised
of
605
Census
Tracts.
Of
the
605
Census
Tracts,
complete
coverage
within
540
Census
Tracts
occurred;
nineteen
(19)
tracts
were
not
enumerated
because
they
were
geographically
desolate
or
inaccessible
due
to
military
territory
(U.S.
Navy
Ports,
Marine
Corps
bases,
and
Coast
Guard
stations).
An
additional
forty-‐six
(46)
Census
Tracts
were
identified
as
low
potential
for
including
homeless
persons
and
were
not
enumerated.
The
data
set
that
resulted
from
the
enumeration
phase
of
the
2012
PIT
included
the
specific
geographical
location
of
every
homeless
individual
and
families
observed,
as
well
as
the
following
public
places
categories:
Individuals;
Vehicles
(Cars,
Trucks,
RVs,
and
Vans);
and
Hand-‐Built
Structures.
Additionally,
the
data
set
collected
during
the
enumeration
phase
provides
information
about
a
defined
population,
unsheltered
homeless
individuals.
From
this
defined
population
a
selection
of
a
subset
of
individuals
from
within
this
population
was
surveyed
to
estimate
characteristics
of
the
whole
population.
The
interview
component
occurred
for
several
weeks
following
the
enumeration
phase
and
supplemented
the
complete
coverage
public
places
count
in
order
to
gather
pertinent
demographic
and
other
information
about
unsheltered
homeless
individuals.
The
table
below
presents
the
number
of
unsheltered
homeless
individuals
observed
in
the
five
San
Diego
County
regions
during
the
enumeration
phase
and
the
corresponding
sampling
per
region.
PIT
Location
Number
of
Unsheltered
Individuals
Observed
Number
of
Surveys
Administered
(self-‐reported
location)
Percentage
Surveyed
North
County
Coastal
387
30
7.8%
North
County
Inland
294
47
16.0
%
City
of
San
Diego
3,623
428
11.8
%
East
County
340
111
32.6
%
South
County
623
54
8.7
%
Unknown
PIT
location
na
16
Na
Total
5,267
686
13.02
23. SD
Regional
Homeless
Profile
Summary
2012
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The
data
set
that
resulted
from
the
surveying
phase
of
the
2012
PIT
included
demographic,
service
use,
and
needs
of
the
unsheltered
homeless
population
in
San
Diego
County.
Specifically,
the
data
set
contained
information
on
the
following
household
types:
persons
in
households
with
at
least
one
adult
and
one
child;
persons
in
households
without
children;
and
persons
in
households
with
only
children.
The
data
set
also
contained
information
regarding
specific
subpopulations
such
as;
Chronically
Homeless
Individuals,
Chronically
Homeless
Families,
Veterans,
Severely
Mentally
Ill,
Chronic
Substance
Abuse,
Persons
with
HIV/AIDS,
and
Victims
of
Domestic
Violence.
For
unsheltered
homeless
person
descriptors,
this
regional
report
presents
results
from
the
2012
Point-‐in-‐Time
Count
as
gathered
from
the
sampling
survey
methodology.
Thus,
the
information
provided
is
based
on
estimates
of
the
characteristics
of
the
whole
unsheltered
homeless
population
of
San
Diego
County.
