San Bernardino County homelessness decreased over 10% in 2025 compared with last year, according to results of the county’s annual point-in-time count.
Unsheltered homelessness decreased countywide from 3,055 people in 2024 to 2,620 this year, or more than 14%. Overall homelessness decreased from 4,255 to 3,821.
In 2018, the number of unhoused county residents was 2,118 and steadily increased until this year, PITC data shows.
The 2025 report lists count data from cities in San Bernardino County.
San Bernardino had 1,535 individuals experiencing homelessness with 981 unsheltered; Victorville had 448 unhoused residents with 141 unsheltered; and Fontana with 364 overall and 271 unsheltered. Other cities’ totals were Ontario, 297 overall and 258 unsheltered; Colton, 178 overall and 171 unsheltered; Redlands, 146 overall and 104 unsheltered; Rancho Cucamonga, 120 overall and 113 unsheltered; and Barstow, 158 overall and 96 unsheltered.
“The data from this year is encouraging because it shows that our efforts are making a difference,” county Supervisor Joe Baca Jr., who chairs of the county’s Continuum of Care Board, said in a statement Friday. “Although our work is far from over, I’m glad to see progress in reducing homelessness.”
Homelessness in Redlands has plummeted more than 30% for the second year in a row, according to results of the 2025 count.
The 146 Redlands unhoused residents counted this year were 67 fewer than in 2024. Unsheltered homelessness — people living on streets, in vehicles or in tents — was down 28%.
The previous year’s point-in-time count showed an overall 34% reduction.
“Homelessness remains a top concern among our residents,” City Manager Charlie Duggan said in a statement. “That’s why we have continued marshalling our resources to address the issue. Two years of reduction in homelessness … demonstrate that we are on the right track and making significant progress.”
In 2022, the City Council approved creating the Homeless Solutions Office and hiring Homeless Solutions Manager David Rabindranath to coordinate resources and provide outreach to people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, officials said. Also in 2022, the city was awarded a $30 million state Project Homekey grant that funded the conversion of a motel into the Step Up in Redlands supportive housing facility.
Step Up in Redlands began operating in January 2023 and was soon fully occupied. The facility provides permanent housing and supportive services to more than 100 people, according to the city.
Over the last three years, Redlands has received over $10 million in state grants and $50,000 from the Kaiser Foundation, officials said. The funding expanded the city’s homeless outreach teams that provide shelter beds and rapid rehousing, employment training and assistance, access to treatment programs and support from organizations such as the Salvation Army, Family Service Association, Goodwill, Youth Hope and other local nonprofits.
Officials noted the city’s collaboration and strategic planning with the San Bernardino County Office of Homeless Services; the sheriff’s department Homeless Outreach and Proactive Enforcement, or HOPE Team; and the Central Valley Homeless Provider Network.
The point-in-time count is a one-day effort to document the number of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January, officials said. This year’s survey took place Jan. 23.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development uses count data to determine a city or county’s grant awards for homelessness and affordable housing services.
“The county appreciates the funding that has been allocated to support local governments in providing support and services for people experiencing homelessness,” Marcus Dillard, the county’s chief of homeless services, said in a statement. “These strategic investments have enabled the county to expand housing infrastructure and implement evidence-based programs that significantly strengthen our comprehensive response to this urgent community challenge.”
The county’s Continuum of Care Board is scheduled to meet May 28 to formally approve the report on this year’s count. More information on point-in-time counts is available on the county’s website.
