The number of people experiencing homelessness on the Los Angeles Metro transit system has dropped 57% since 2024, transit officials announced Monday, marking a second consecutive year of steep declines that the agency credits to a public safety approach pairing outreach services with law enforcement. This year's tally estimated 395 to 517 people experiencing homelessness on Metro, down from 631 to 684 in 2025 and 1,041 to 1,092 in 2024. Metro Board Chair and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tied the gains to policies adopted during her tenure. "During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, many more unhoused people began to populate our Metro system," Bass said. The transit count was conducted Jan. 20 as part of the broader Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count led by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.