Domestic violence ranks high on the list of reasons Utahns become homeless, nearly as significant a cause as substance abuse and mental illness. More than half of the Utah voters surveyed as part of the Utah Priorities Project (53 percent) gave homelessness and poverty a high level of concern, ranking it four or five on a five-point scale. The issue ranked 9th among the Project’s top 10 issues of concern.
Other facts included in the research brief: The total number of individuals experiencing homelessness in Utah has been declining, based on the annual point-in-time count conducted each January. While successful efforts have been made to address the needs of the chronically homeless, agencies such as the Road Home have been providing services to an increasing number of families. More than two-thirds (70.1 percent) of those experiencing homelessness in Utah are in Salt Lake County.
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