The Metropolis’s One Seattle Homelessness Motion Plan and public-facing dashboard posted its second quarter knowledge updates, with new data on tent and RV encampments, shelter and housing initiatives, and public security incidents with connections to homelessness. It’s obtainable at seattle.gov/homelessness.  

Launched in Could by Mayor Bruce Harrell, the web site for the One Seattle Homelessness Motion Plan gives a clear and interactive framework detailing his administration’s strategy to the problem of homelessness and providing new knowledge that had not beforehand been collected or launched till earlier this 12 months.  

Within the first six months of 2022, greater than 700 referrals to shelter have been made in a coordinated outreach effort that features the Metropolis’s HOPE Staff, the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), and quite a few non-profit companions. The Metropolis continues to prioritize gives of shelter for these experiencing unsheltered homelessness, and, in partnership with the KCRHA, has labored to extend outreach to websites upfront of scheduled encampment removals. 

In mid-2021, greater than 80 of the parks and pure areas managed by Seattle Parks and Recreation have been closed or impacted by unauthorized encampments. At the moment, greater than 450 of the 489+ areas (93%) are absolutely open and accessible to the general public for his or her supposed use.   

Highlights from Q2 Information updates

New Snapshot Information: 

The variety of verified tents elevated from 763 when the web site launched in Could, to 814 counted in June.  

The variety of verified RV encampments was 225 in Could, a rely that included solely websites with 5 or extra autos. In June, the variety of RV encampment websites with any variety of autos is 426, with roughly half of these websites having fewer than 5 autos.  

These figures replicate a extra correct baseline evaluation of the variety of websites all through the Metropolis and will not be a sign of a rise in individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness. The adjustments for these knowledge factors are resulting from a mix of information assortment adjustments, elevated consciousness of web sites that weren’t beforehand recognized, reductions resulting from websites closures and referrals to shelter, and new websites which were recognized as our knowledge assortment processes are refined and duplications are eradicated from the Metropolis’s database.  

This knowledge offers the Metropolis’s Unified Care Staff an evaluation of the scope of unsheltered homelessness all through the Metropolis, and a complete geographic map of recognized web site places.  

New Shelter & Supportive Housing Information and Revised Metrics: 

In April, the Metropolis had recognized 1,300 models of shelter and supportive housing models that have been both within the preliminary planning section, beneath building, or will likely be open to be used someday in 2022. On this replace, we’ve recognized an extra 545 models, bringing the entire to 1,845 models that may open in 2022, 2023, and past. This places the Metropolis inside 155 models of the aim of two,000 models of shelter and supportive housing recognized by the tip of the 12 months.  

New Public Security Information: 

By June 30, there have been 5,715 emergencies medical response calls to people experiencing homelessness, a rise from 3,707 within the first 4 months of 2022. This represents a rise from a mean of 31 calls per day to 32 calls per day. 

There have been 855 fires at tent/RV encampments by way of June 30, a rise from 608 fires within the first 4 months of 2022. This stays a mean of 5 per day.  

By June 30, there have been 71 pictures fired or taking pictures incidents that have been close to a recognized encampment web site, or the place the sufferer or offender is experiencing homelessness. As of April 30, there have been 53 incidents of pictures fired or shootings. This represents a slight lower to a mean of three per week from 3.5 per week. 

Encampments proceed to be disproportionately represented in public security emergencies within the metropolis. Security and well being emergencies at encampments proceed to place further pressure on an already stretched-thin public security system. 

Pushed by knowledge, the One Seattle Homelessness Motion Plan will proceed to showcase the Metropolis’s priorities and actions to make progress on our targets to get individuals indoors, create locations for individuals to stay, and develop progressive and regional options to make sure sustainable progress.