The Coroner Division of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department leads the Homeless Death Review Committee, commissioned by Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes in January 2022. The Committee includes broad representation of technical experts from county agencies, municipal police departments, hospitals, and non-profits. The Committee has met multiple times since March 2022 to explore the root causes of homeless deaths to determine what, if any, factors contributing to the deaths were preventable.
Read the Committee’s inaugural report reviewing deaths among people experiencing homelessness in 2021 below.
