Sacramento Homeless Crisis — What It Means for Your Property (and What to Do)
The city's 9,000-person unhoused count is a policy conversation. On your property, it's a nightly logistics problem — and one you can actually solve.
Sacramento County's unhoused population sits above 9,000 (2024 point-in-time count). The city's response cycles between shelter beds and sweep enforcement, but neither reaches inside your gate.
Property owners feel it as compounding costs: encampments, discarded needles, copper theft, unit break-ins, and eventually insurance renewal pushback. The one operational lever you actually control is presence. A visible marked patrol between 10pm-4am changes the math for someone deciding where to camp.
What we actually do
- Zone-based patrol tuned to your ZIP's PD response times
- Weekly encampment audit — count, photos, needle log
- 311 escalation logged and delivered to you with case numbers
- Fire-hazard alert if we spot warming fires or gas cans
- Insurance-ready incident packet monthly
FAQ — sacramento homeless crisis
- Is this legal? Can you make people leave my property?
- Yes, when done correctly. Trespass on private property is enforceable under PC §602 regardless of housing status. What matters is process — posted notice, photo evidence, PD hand-off. We do it every night.
- Do you provide social services?
- We're not social workers. We do coordinate every removal with Sacramento's HOT team (Homeless Outreach) via 311 so services are offered before enforcement runs. That documented offer is also what keeps your removal clean.
Related Sacramento problems we solve
Stop dealing with it. Start dispatching us.
Marked SUV. Uniformed officer. Photo-verified reports. From $15/night.
Call (530) 902-9390