In recent years, the number of homeless people in Portland, Oregon, USA has surged. On October 21, local time, the mayor of the city said that he would prohibit homeless people from camping everywhere on the streets and transfer them to the unified camping site.
The data shows that Portland currently has more than 3,000 homeless people living on the city's streets, a 50 percent increase from 2019.
There are more than 700 homeless camps scattered all over Portland. Such camps not only cannot guarantee the safety of the homeless, but also have a great impact on the lives of local people.
The homeless problem in Portland has a long history.
In 2015, the Portland City Council declared a state of emergency in the city regarding homelessness, which has been extended five times over the years and has not been lifted.
The main reason for the surge in local homelessness is the housing shortage, which has been exacerbated by the new crown epidemic and drug epidemic.
The American media "Capitol Hill" pointed out that the problem of homelessness in the United States is a systemic failure, and it is a comprehensive product of failed policies in multiple sectors such as housing, medical care, employment and the judicial system.
A study by the Los Angeles City Department of Health found that homeless people are 35 times more likely to die from drug or alcohol abuse, 16 times more likely to die in a traffic accident, and 16 times more likely to die from murder. Citizens 14 times.
(Making Yueziyan)
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]