In Pictures | The 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

A homeless person sleeps in a park at the corner of W. 92nd Street and Sepulveda Blvd. as a plane comes in for a landing at the Los Angeles International Airport in Westchester.

Jan. 25, 2018 2:14 PM PT

The annual three-day effort to update Los Angeles County’s homeless figures is underway. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires the count in all areas that seek federal funds to address homelessness.

After last year’s count, officials said there were nearly 58,000 homeless people in the county. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority will release this year’s results in the spring. It is the first census since funds began to flow from two recent tax measures for homeless services and housing.

Volunteers Elizabeth Hansell, left, and her husband Jim Kennedy, count a homeless person sleeping in Westchester Recreation Center during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

Volunteers Elizabeth Hansell and her husband Jim Kennedy count a homeless person sleeping outside the Westchester Recreation Center during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count in Westchester.

This homeless man was counted by a team of volunteers who took part in the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count in the Westchester area.

A homeless man sleeping on the sidewalk along Sepulveda Boulevard in Westchester was counted by a team of volunteers taking part in the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

Volunteers Elizabeth Hansell, from left, her husband Jim Kennedy, Garrett Smith, on the homeless committee with the Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa and Scott Carni, on the Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa and President of the Park Advisory Board, confer while looking for homeless people in Westchester Recreation Center during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

From left, volunteers Elizabeth Hansell, Jim Kennedy, Garrett Smith and Scott Carni confer while looking for homeless people at the Westchester Recreation Center.

Volunteers Elizabeth Hansell, left, and her husband Jim Kennedy, look for homeless people in Westchester Recreation Center during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

Volunteers Elizabeth Hansell and Jim Kennedy count a homeless person sleeping outside the Westchester Recreation Center during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

Jennie Mauries, left, and Karen Barnes, right, both with PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) stop to talk with a man sleeping at the Hollywood/ Vine station in Los Angeles. They are part of a team participating in the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

Volunteers Jenny Mauries, left, and Karen Barnes approach a man sleeping on the floor at a Metro station Wednesday.

Andrew Tisbert, an outreach specialist with PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) talks with Anthonie Johnson, right, on the Red Line in Los Angeles. Anthonie says he is a Navy Veteran and is currently homeless.

Andrew Tisbert, left, an outreach specialist with PATH (People Assisting the Homeless), speaks with Anthonie Johnson while riding the Metro Red Line during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

A man sitting on the floor was counted in the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count by PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) workers at the Universal City/ Studio City metro station.

A man crouched on the sidewalk was counted in the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count at the Universal City Metro station in Studio City.

A person sleeps at Hollywood/ Vine station during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

A person sleeps at the Hollywood/Vine Metro station in Los Angeles, where the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count was underway. The three-day count seeks to put a number on the county's homeless population.

A person sits on the floor at Hollywood/ Vine station in Los Angeles during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

A person sits on the floor at Hollywood/Vine Metro station.

A person sleeps next to the escalator at the Hollywood/ Vine station in Los Angeles during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

A person sleeps beside an escalator at the Hollywood/Vine Metro station.

With swollen legs and wearing a hospital gown early in the morning, a homeless man sits on bench at the Civic Center metro station in Los Angeles.

A homeless man with swollen legs and wearing a hospital gown sits on a bench at the Metro Civic Center station in downtown Los Angeles.

Kathy Creighton, left, and her husband, Ken Creighton, are joined by Kamara Shephard as they figure out directions on a map of San Pedro while performing a count of homeless people from their car.

Kathy Creighton, left, Kamara Shephard and Ken Creighton map out their route while taking part in the homeless count in San Pedro.

Scott Carni, on the Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa and President of the Park Advisory Board, searches for homeless people in Westchester Recreation Center during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

Scott Carni searches for homeless people outside the Westchester Recreation Center during the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.

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