L.A. tallies its homeless population amid concern about rising encampments

A woman pushes her wheelchair at night near South Hoover Street and West Florence Avenue in South Los Angeles. She was counted by volunteers in homeless count in South L.A.

A woman pushes her wheelchair at night near South Hoover Street and West Florence Avenue in South Los Angeles. She was counted by volunteers in homeless count in South L.A.

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Jan. 27, 2017 5:55 PM PT

The three-day event was held to update Los Angeles County’s homeless count, which stood at 47,000 in 2016.

Homeless count

Volunteer Yasmin Scott-Halcromb, left, a student at the USC School of Social Work and the Marshall School of Business, walks down a South L.A. alley Thursday night with Sarah Mahin of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.

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Homeless count

Two people found sleeping under blankets in South Los Angeles are added to the homeless count Thursday night.

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Homeless count

Volunteer Yasmin Scott-Halcromb and Sarah Mahin, right, check their map during the homeless count in South Los Angeles.

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Homeless count

Yasmin Scott-Halcromb, left, and Sarah Mahin look for homeless people in an alley Thursday night in South Los Angeles.

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Homeless count

A person sleeps under blankets near South Hoover Street and West Florence Avenue in South Los Angeles on Thursday night.

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Homeless count

Sarah Mahin, director of policy and planning at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, takes part in the homeless count in South Los Angeles.

(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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