California‘s Capitol of Sacramento has developed a homelessness problem bigger than nearby crime-ridden San Francisco, with scenes of people living in tents under bridges being shown for DailyMail.com cameras.
Sacramento has just over 5,000 homeless people living in vehicles and tents on the city limits. That’s slightly higher than the 4,400 in San Francisco.
However, the number is made even clearer by the fact that only 525,000 people live in Sacramento compared to 874,000 in San Francisco.
Sacramento, which is about 87 miles from the city across the bay, now has 952 homeless people per 100,000 people, compared to 503 per 100,000 in San Francisco.
At its peak, an estimated 9,278 people were homeless in the county in February 2022, according to estimates Sacramento is progressing. That’s a whopping 67 percent increase from the peak in 2019.
California’s capital Sacramento has developed a homelessness problem bigger than nearby crime-ridden San Francisco, with scenes of people living in tents under bridges being shown for DailyMail.com cameras
Sacramento has just over 5,000 homeless people living in vehicles and tents on the city limits. That’s slightly higher than the 4,400 in San Francisco
However, the number is made even clearer by the fact that only 525,000 people live in Sacramento compared to 874,000 in San Francisco
Sacramento, which is about 87 miles from the city across the bay, now has 952 homeless people per 100,000 people, compared to 503 per 100,000 in San Francisco
Our cameras saw people in the city below Interstate 80 living in tents and RVs, pushing shopping carts with their lives in them, and more.
As a percentage of the population, Sacramento (0.96 percent) is almost twice that of San Francisco (0.50 percent).
Activists have blamed a lack of affordable housing, as the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Sacramento has risen 30 percent over the past three years, the agency said SF Chronicle.
That comes as crime, like many cities across America, is on the rise in the California capital, reported to be 17 percent higher than at this point last year the city data.
Anne Marie Schubert, the Sacramento County District Attorney, has served in that office since 2014. Robberies are up 42 percent and rapes are up a shocking 92 percent.
She will step down to run for California Attorney General. Deputy Assistant District Attorney Thien Ho won the election to take over.
At its peak, an estimated 9,278 people in the county were homeless in February 2022, according to Sacramento Steps Forward. That’s a whopping 67 percent increase from the peak in 2019
Our cameras saw people in the city below Interstate 80 living in tents and RVs, pushing shopping carts with their lives in them, and more
As a percentage of the population, Sacramento (0.96 percent) has almost twice as many homeless people as San Francisco (0.50 percent).
Experts blame the lack of affordable housing, as the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Sacramento has risen 30 percent over the past three years
That comes as crime, like many cities across America, is on the rise in the California capital, up 17 percent from this point last year, according to city data
This is because staunchly Democratic San Francisco has become as well known for its outdoor drug use and homelessness problem as the Golden Gate and Alcatraz.
Last month, the city’s district attorney, Chesa Boudin, was removed after voters lost confidence in his progressive policies.
Boudin has been widely blamed for rising crime and homelessness in the Bay Area since the pandemic began — where brazen looters, ransacking stores and breaking into cars have become commonplace.
The crime wave has worsened since last year — one of the worst crime years in decades — with the city’s homicide rate rising 11 percent and the rape rate nearly 10 percent.
There has also been a significant increase in vagrancy during Boudin’s tenure — a prominent problem in the Bay Area, where homelessness and drug use have risen sharply during the pandemic.
Anne Marie Schubert, the Sacramento County District Attorney since 2014, is running for California Attorney General. She will be replaced by Deputy Assistant District Attorney Thien Ho
Chesa Boudin was ousted from his position last month after critics accused him of not doing enough to protect residents and business owners amid a crime spate
San Francisco police are reporting 20 homicides so far this year — an 11 percent increase from the 18 reported at the same time last year.
Meanwhile, larceny larceny – which accounts for the majority of recent “smash and grabs” – has skyrocketed under Boudin, with 13,424 cases reported this year, up 20.4 percent from the 11,151 cases reported last year.
Assault is also on the rise, up 11 percent, with 1,035 cases reported so far this year, with rape also up 10 percent.
