A Los Angeles County-funded homeless services campus dubbed a "Meth Mansion" by critics is facing mounting scrutiny after residents, business leaders and law enforcement officials raised alarms about violence, drug activity and public safety concerns surrounding the facility.The Skid Row Care Campus, located at 442 S.Crocker Street in downtown Los Angeles, was approved by county officials as part of a broader effort to address homelessness in Skid Row.
Public records reviewed by Fox News Digital show the site was established as a "Safe Services Space and Harm Reduction Health Hub" offering health care, short-term recovery beds, showers, laundry facilities, case management and harm-reduction resources.County records show the facility is operated by Homeless Health Care Los Angeles, Social Model Recovery Systems and Wesley Health Centers.The campus costs approximately $26 million annually to operate, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.But recent reporting by FOX 11 Los Angeles documented what critics describe as a growing public safety crisis around the campus, including open-air drug use, overdoses and violent crime in the immediate vicinity.LA COUNTY HOMELESS SPENDING UNDER THE MICROSCOPE OF NEWLY APPOINTED US ATTORNEYThe Skid Row Care Campus is operated by nonprofit organizations under Los Angeles County contracts and offers services including health care, hygiene facilities, case management and harm-reduction programs.
(Fox 11 Los Angeles)According to FOX 11, LAPD officers responded nearly 700 times to the 400 and 500 blocks of Crocker Street this year, averaging roughly six calls per day.The station also reported four homicides occurred on those two blocks during the first four months of 2026.
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