As many as 500 homeless people died in Phoenix area in first half of 2022

Almost 10% of deaths were homicide while number of unsheltered people in Maricopa county has at least tripled since 2016

As many as 500 homeless people died in and around Phoenix, Arizona, during the first half of 2022, with almost 10% of deaths due to homicide, according to new figures from the county medical examiner's office.

The number of unsheltered people in Maricopa county, which includes the state capital Phoenix, has at least tripled since 2016.