A report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development shows a decrease in the overall homeless population in Los Angeles County, and a more marked decrease in the number of homeless veterans.

The recently released report, which is based on point-in-time estimates from counts conducted on a single night in January 2012, found that Los Angeles' total homeless population had dropped by 6.8% from the previous year, while the number of homeless nationwide had held steady.

The number of estimated homeless veterans in Los Angeles had decreased by 22%, from 8,131 to 6,371, the largest drop in any major city surveyed. The change represented a continuation of a downward trend over the last several years...

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