The number of unsheltered people experiencing homelessness in Culver City and Los Angeles continues to decline. On Monday, the City of Culver City’s Housing and Human Services Department released data from the 2025 Point In Time Count conducted on February 20, 2025.
On that night, teams identified 105 unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness in Culver City, down nearly 9% from its count of 115 persons in 2024. This reflects continued progress in connecting our neighbors with the shelter, housing, and services they need. In 2022, Culver City counted 229 unsheltered persons during its count, meaning Culver City has achieved a 54% decrease in unsheltered people experiencing homelessness in the past four years. Currently 165 unhoused persons are receiving shelter in Culver City, which is a significant increase from the 38 people who were receiving shelter in 2023.
“The data from our investments is clear, these programs are making a real difference in people’s lives,” said Mayor Dan O’Brien. “Culver City is emerging as a model for how cities across California can tackle this crisis through a comprehensive, community-focused approach. I’m grateful for staff and partners helping make this progress, as well as their help in this important Point in Time Count. The work continues on.”
In 2025, there are 105 unsheltered people experiencing homelessness, down 9% from 2024, and down 54% from 2022. There are 165 unhoused people receiving shelter in Culver City, over four times as many people receiving shelter in 2023, which was 38. In 2025, there are six tents and makeshift shelters on the street, down 88% from the 47 in 2023. In 2022, there were 96, marking a 94% decrease in tents and makeshift shelters in just three years.
The number of people utilizing cars as shelter has decreased from 40 to 24. Culver City continues to consider a safe parking program which will be able to better serve these individuals.
From the City of Los Angeles, the statistics are also encouraging. The 2025 Count, designed by University of Southern California and conducted in alignment with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development standards, reports a 17.5% decrease in street homelessness since before Mayor Karen Bass took office.
This year’s Point in Time Count in Los Angeles offers solid progress.
Homelessness is reported to have declined for two years in a row in L.A. for the first time. Street homelessness has been reduced by 17.5%, and this is the largest decrease over two years since the Point in Time Count began in 2005. The number of makeshift shelters, tents, cars, vans and RVs declined for a second time in a row, down 13.5%. Permanent housing placements in Los Angeles City are at an all-time high.
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove noted “Our federal-and-local partnership is paying off: for the first time in city history, LA’s unhoused population has decreased two years in a row. But the job’s not finished. I’ll continue to do everything I can to secure federal resources to move more people indoors and bring down housing costs in LA.”