Inside Safe Brings Angelenos Inside From Encampment in South LA

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LOS ANGELES - Mayor Karen Bass today announced that more Angelenos came inside from an encampment in South LA. Located between community spaces like Brotherhood Crusade, an elementary school and homes, this encampment was a safety concern to many in the surrounding community. Through Inside Safe, these Angelenos will now receive quality care and services as well as personalized case management. B-roll available here.

"Inside Safe is addressing encampments and restoring neighborhoods to the community across the city," said Mayor Karen Bass."Los Angeles has seen a second consecutive decline in the number of people experiencing homelessness and the urgent work continues. We will not stop until every Angeleno is safely inside and communities are restored."

"This corridor is a vital part of everyday life in Council District 9. It's where children walk to school, young people head to enrichment programs, families access the Rail-to-Rail walking and biking path, and neighbors support local businesses," said Councilmember Curren Price."By clearing and securing this area, we've been able to put our unhoused neighbors on a path toward housing and greater stability, while also making it possible for our residents to fully enjoy their neighborhoods again. With the Mayor's partnership, we look forward to building on this progress and bringing more success stories like these across South Los Angeles."

"Brotherhood Crusade is thankful to Mayor Karen Bass and the Inside Safe Release program, which has provided needed clean up and the safe relocation of unhoused women and children," said Charisse Bremond Weaver, President and CEO of the Brotherhood Crusade."We are in the final phases of our amazing community garden, and we look forward to our continued partnership with the city to keep the area safe and clean for the community we love and serve."

On her first day in office, Mayor Bass declared a state of emergency to urgently get people off the streets. Her signature initiative Inside Safehas brought thousands of people inside and resolved more than 100 often entrenched and longstanding encampments in every council district in the city. By breaking with the status quo, Mayor Bass has spearheaded needed policy changes that are preventing people from being housed, is accelerating the building of more than 30,000 units of affordable housing, advanced innovating housing solutions through LA4LA and is keeping people from falling into homelessness in the first place through a research-proven anti-eviction program led by the Mayor's Fund.

This year's Point in Time Count results show:

• Homelessness reported to have declined for two years in a row in L.A. for the first time.

• Street homelessness reduced by 17.5% since Mayor Bass took office in December of 2022. This is the largest decrease over two years since the Point in Time Count began in 2005.

• The number of makeshift shelters, tents, cars, vans and RVs declined for a second time in a row, down 13.5%.

• Permanent housing placements in Los Angeles City are at an all-time high.

Mayor Bass' progress to save lives and reduce homelessness is measurable and visible. Earlier this month, the RAND Corporation released its annual report showing a 49% decline in the number of people experiencing street homelessness in Hollywood from last year to the year prior, drawing a connection to the work of Mayor Bass' Inside Safe program. The report also showed a decrease in Venice. Inside Safe has conducted more than a dozen operations in the Hollywood area and monitors all locations to continue bringing people inside from those sites. In 2024, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released the results showing the first decrease in homelessness in Los Angeles City for the first time in years - bucking nationwide and statewide trends.