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Published on November 02, 2024
Sacramento Tackles Homelessness with Weekly Data Showing 81 Individuals Enrolled for Shelter MatchingSource: City of Sacramento

The City of Sacramento continues its efforts to address the homelessness crisis with the latest data released by the City's Incident Management Team (IMT), which details actions taken from October 21 to 27, 2024. This weekly progress report provides insights into how the city is managing this ongoing issue, as reported on the Sacramento City Express website.

During that week, the IMT addressed 835 calls made to the city’s 311 customer service line concerning unsheltered individuals, closing 582 cases where solutions were provided, compliance was met, or the reported concern had dissipated upon inspection. The City's Department of Community Response managed to enroll 81 people in databases aimed at shelter and resource matching, according to their 10.21 – 10.27 IMT Data Report. The Roseville Road campus and the Outreach and Engagement Center saw modest placements, providing spaces for 18 individuals. However, resources remain limited, with no Pallet homes and only a few available spaces in city-funded shelters.

In more logistical efforts, 125,820 pounds of trash were cleared away by the city, indicative of the weighty task at hand in managing sanitary conditions in areas affected by homelessness. Enforcement actions, which included addressing sidewalk obstruction and unlawful camping, saw the Sacramento Police Department’s IMPACT team issue eight citations, although they achieved compliance zero times.

The City of Sacramento maintains a public-facing and detailed IMT data dashboard accessible online, meant for tracking the IMT’s weekly progress amid the city's heightened focus on its comprehensive approach to managing homelessness, providing the public with an array of statistics on outreach, compliance, and cleanup efforts dating back to September 2023 for those curious about the trajectory of the city's response, which can be found on their website.