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Photo attribution
City of Los Angeles | Photo by img.ly on Unsplash.com. Photo, cropped. |
Young man | By K. Kendall, Flickr. [CC by 2.0] |
Lost our home | By A McLind. Flickr. [CC by 2.0] |
Los Angeles Mission in Skid Row | By Neon Tommy. Flickr. [CC by 2.0] |
Data attribution
Homeless Count 2017 Results By Census Tract. | Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Homeless Count, Data & Reports. Accessed 2/26/2018. |
2017 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count - Data Summary - Skid Row | Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Homeless Count, Data & Reports. Accessed 2/26/2018. |
2017 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count - Data Summary - Venice | Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Homeless Count, Data & Reports. Accessed 2/26/2018. |
2017 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count - Data Summary - Hollywood | Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Homeless Count, Data & Reports. Accessed 2/26/2018. |
Crime Incident Data | Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Accessed 2/26/2018. |
Past ACS data | Available from the census. I used this to construct a couple change variables. Accessed 2/26/2018. |
Homeless Shelters and Services | County of Los Angeles. Terms of Use. Accessed 5/15/2018. |
311 Homeless Encampments Requests | #DataLA. Accessed 2/26/2018. |
Crime, Homeless Victim 8/16 - 8/17 | #DataLA. Accessed 2/26/2018. |