I love it when lil’ ol’ St. Pete winds up in national news, especially when it is something awesome like getting ranked #2 for homeless attacks in the state of FL. What makes that deal even sweeter is that FL ranks #1 in the nation, so that puts us at the tippy top of the list! Congrats, everyone, let’s work to take the top spot from West Palm Beach next year!!!

Another exciting statistic is that nearly half of our attacks resulted in death, tying us with Chicago for the highest number of homeless killed in the nation! Seriously, folks, good job, this can only mean good things for us on the national awareness front. Hell, we may even get some international attention out of this!

I’m not worried, though, given the City’s professional and compassionate handling of our homeless population in the past, I am certain they are thinking of ways to increase that number well before next year’s report.