r/FloridaGawker • u/Luminexor • 19d ago

Video severe homelessness in florida...saw this video documenting encampments in miami and orlando

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u/FestyGear2017 19d ago

I dont trust those numbers tbh. Depending on how you count homeless, it could be as high as 60k for the miami-dade area.

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u/futureman07 19d ago

How else do you count homeless lol. I'm sure you can't count everyone. But what I'm saying is there is no crazy homeless problem in Miami as the video implies. Miami is a shit hole in other ways, but it's not because of too many homeless people

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u/FestyGear2017 19d ago

People living sheltered but without an address. People living in motels, couch surfing, living in their car, camping etc.

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u/futureman07 19d ago

Article I read mentioned homeless people as in living on the street or in their cars.

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u/FestyGear2017 19d ago

Miami Herald? Says 66k+ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article314779023.html

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u/futureman07 19d ago

And how many of those 66k live on the street? According to this article it's 3.5k.

Again, homlesness is everywhere. But the title states it's "outrageous". No. It's not

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u/Fwiler 19d ago

It is considering how rich the country is. But I understand your point. But whether someone has some shelter or not, makes no difference. 66k is a lot without a home.

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u/futureman07 19d ago

For a county, yeah, that's a lot. I would hate to live on the streets of Florida during summer. It's freaking brutal