Sacramento has a little over 5,000 homeless in the city limits living in vehicles and tents. That's slightly higher than the 4,400 in San Francisco
However, the number becomes more stark when factoring in the city's population numbers - only 525,000 people live in Sacramento versus San Francisco's 874,000
Local Democrats blame the surge on a lack of affordable housing, but other experts say it's down to drugs
Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert says the problem is on drug abuse and a mental health crisis
She is running as an independent for California Attorney General
However, the number becomes more stark when factoring in the city's population numbers - only 525,000 people live in Sacramento versus San Francisco's 874,000
Sacramento's homeless population has spiraled out of control, soaring by 67 percent in just three years - pushing the numbers even higher than nearby San Francisco as photos show tent cities and communities of the unhoused living under bridges.
California's capital has just over 5,000 homeless people within the city limits, many living in vehicles and tents, compared to the 4,400 homeless people estimated to live in San Francisco.
However, the number becomes more stark when factoring in the city's population numbers - only 525,000 people live in Sacramento versus San Francisco's 874,000.
Sacramento, which is separated by about 87 miles from San Francisco across the nearby bay, now has a staggering 952 homeless people per 100,000 citizens, versus 503 per 100,000 in San Francisco.
At its peak, an estimated 9,278 individuals in the county were experiencing homelessness in February 2022, according to Sacramento Steps Forward. That's a whopping 67 percent increase from the peak in 2019.
Local Democrats blame the surge on the rising cost of living and house prices.
However medical experts and others say it is more likely caused by new, more harmful types of drugs and a lack of sufficient policing or shelter for the homeless.
And Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert says the crisis is caused by a lack of policing and mental health care.
She said there is a drugs epidemic raging through the city, that is not being met head-on by the local Democrats. Schubert is running as an independent for California Attorney General.
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