LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The final results of Lexington's 2025 homeless street survey were released today, showing a decrease in the number of people experiencing homelessness. However, officials say the results don't tell the whole story.

The study found 2,868 people experiencing homelessness, a drop of 5.5% from last year. But experts believe there's a legal reason the numbers have gone down: the Safer Kentucky Act, also known as House Bill 5.

"We have to acknowledge the results of House Bill 5 and the Safer Kentucky Act because that act has made people more difficult to find," said Jarred Paull with the Central Kentucky Housing & Homeless Initiative. "People are hiding. People don't want to be seen, and we have to remember with this segment of the population, people don't want to be

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