Homeless Population in Danger
Unprovoked attacks against the homeless are on the rise, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless, and these incidents aren't just happening in coastal big cities, but in varied locations around the country.
Most of the time, the aggressors are younger than 25 years old. ABC's affiliates have been covering these stories; click on the headline links below to find out more about each one.
Suspect Sought for Attempting to Set Man on Fire Philadelphia, Nov. 29, 2007
Vicious attack against a homeless man New York, Oct. 5, 2007
Homeless Beating Gets Local Teen 10-Year Jail Sentence Merritt Island, Fla., Oct. 5, 2007
Three Charged In PB County Homeless Beating West Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 10, 2007
L.A. Teens Taped Homeless Beatings on Cell Phones Los Angeles, July 17, 2007
Unexpected Plea Made By Teen In Homeless Beating Daytona Beach, Fla., March 31, 2007
Big Break In Taped Homeless Beating San Francisco, March 20, 2006
Videotaped Homeless Beating Verdict Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct. 30, 2007
Homeless shooting victim sues OSU frat Corvallis, Ore., Oct. 14, 2006
Two Convicted For Murder Of Homeless Woman Berkeley, Calif., Sept. 25, 2006
15-Year Old Sentenced to Clean Bed Pans/Animal Shelters 7-Days a Week Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. 7, 2007
Police Search for Boys Responsible for Homeless Beating Fort Lauderdale, Fla., September 2006
Police: Teens Charged In Homeless Beatings May Have Attacked 2 More Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb. 21, 2006
3 Homeless Men Beaten, 1 Fatally Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 12, 2006
Teens Plead Not Guilty In Homeless Attacks Cleveland, Aug. 9, 2003
Random Attack Has Neighborhood On Edge Tacoma, Wash., May 29, 2001
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