Homelessness in Battleground States

Homelessness has become a serious issue in America. Many large American cities are now filled with large numbers of homeless people. Sometimes they are in large camps which are often set up illegally in parks, parking lots or other public spaces. These camps create a tremendous eye sore and create a sense of unease amongst the public. These camps are frequently associated with crime, drug use, mental illness, and public disorder. They have created a public health, security, and quality of life crisis in many of America’s urban spaces.

As American politics becomes ever more competitive and high pressure, issues like homelessness will become more important. This report addresses the upsetting and complicated issue of homelessness. Using data from multiple sources from college studies and focus groups, to news reports and community organizations, this is a detailed, precise and accurate picture of America's homelessness crisis.

This report, prepared by an author with nearly 15 years experience in politics and policy analysis is the tool you need to understand and address this issue.

Among the highlights of this report are;

• Special detailed focus on the homelessness situation, policies and statistics in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
• Examination of the role played by drugs, alcohol and social policy in creating and aggravating the situation, with a special analysis of the situation in California and Colorado.
• Detailing the costs to the taxpayer of the homelessness crisis, costs ranging from shelters, health costs, criminal justice costs and some of the social projects and programs that miss out.
• Details on the population of homeless people broken down by age, county location and veteran status.

This report is a must have for anyone interested in the role homelessness plays in the social lives of voters in key battleground states and how this may impact elections going forwards.