As many as 500 homeless people died in Phoenix area in first half of 2022
by Nina Lakhani from US news | The Guardian on (#61N3W)
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.
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