Denver (KDVR) – The annual survey was released about the number of people in Denver who suffer from homelessness, and Mayor Mike Johnston said it was the largest decrease in displacement in streets in the history of the United States.
the The number of time in time It was released on Monday by the Denver Metro initiative, which looked at the number of people who suffer from displacement in one night in January via seven provinces of the Denver Metro, including Adams and Arabahu, Bulder, Bromfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson.
The survey was found that in all seven provinces, the displacement rate continues to increase 9997 in 2024 to 10774 in 2025, but the rate “slowly slowed compared to previous years.” Meanwhile, the survey saw a decrease in people with homelessness for the first time, from 3535 in 2024 to 2,992 in 2025.
The survey also found that people in emergency and transitional housing shelters increased from 7,058 in 2024 to 8625 in 2025, while the number of people sleeping in the streets decreased, in cars or other places from 2,919 to 2,149.
In Denver, the Count found 785 people in the streets of Denver, which the mayor’s office said was 45 % decreased from 2023, when 1423 people were without a place to live in.
The mayor’s office said that this was the best results in the country among the participating cities, and the data showed “the largest decrease for two years in the displacement of the streets in the history of the United States” and the lowest number of non -subscribed people in the country among the participating big cities.
The mayor’s office said that this comes after Johnston released an emergency regarding homelessness on his first day in July 2023. Since then, he has always closed more than 400 pieces of camping and helped 5,500 to find permanent housing.
Johnston said: “Denver proves that homelessness is solid as long as we are ready to put it at work to solve it,” Johnston said. “In less than two years, we moved from a city that swept people from one bloc to another that people treat dignity and provide real results. This policy is not only moral but effective.”
The poll found that this was the first winter season, as no one died due to the cold when sleeping in the Denver Metro area.