Streets of Shame: Images of the Homelessness Crisis in Southern California

Published February 6, 2019 • Updated on December 20, 2019 at 2:47 pm

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Image taken on Vermont Avenue in South LA December 2018.

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Scenes from the alley at 12th Street and Central in downtown LA August 2019.

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Scenes from the alley at 12th Street and Central in downtown LA August 2019.

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Scenes from the alley at 12th Street and Central in downtown LA August 2019.

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Scenes from the alley at 12th Street and Central in downtown LA August 2019.

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Scenes from the alley at 12th Street and Central in downtown LA August 2019.

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Image taken on Vermont Avenue in South LA December 2018.

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A member of the Crisis Response Team for Los Angeles said the homelessness crisis is scaring the hell out of her. Outside her "expensive "apartment on Riverside Drive in Valley Village, she said she sees nightly bonfires the growing homeless population are lighting to keep warm. She said she sees rats, fires, and drug use.

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Near Vine and Fountain in Hollywood in December 2018.

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Near Vine and Fountain in Hollywood in December 2018.

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Near Vine and Fountain in Hollywood in December 2018.

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Near Vine and Fountain in Hollywood in December 2018.

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Near Vine and Fountain in Hollywood in December 2018.

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Maria Diaz, a homeless woman who lives on 54th and Grand in the South Park region of LA, showed NBC4 her tent.

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Images captured near W 54th St & S Grand Ave.

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Images captured near W 54th St & S Grand Ave.

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Images captured near W 54th St & S Grand Ave.

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Images captured near W 54th St & S Grand Ave.

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An image of the homelessness crisis in Southern California in December 2018.

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An image of the homelessness crisis in Southern California in December 2018.

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An image of the homelessness crisis in Southern California in December 2018.

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An image of the homelessness crisis in Southern California in December 2018.

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An image of the homelessness crisis in Southern California in December 2018.

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Image taken on Vermont Avenue in South LA December 2018.

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Trash and other items left behind amid Southern California's homelessness crisis at 3600 W. Rodeo Pl., one block west of Crenshaw.

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Trash and other items left behind amid Southern California's homelessness crisis at 3600 W. Rodeo Pl., one block west of Crenshaw.

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Trash and other items left behind amid Southern California's homelessness crisis at 3600 W. Rodeo Pl., one block west of Crenshaw.

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