SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- Homeless people are living inside more than 1,000 vehicles scattered around San Jose, new city data shows. On Thursday, the mayor said tow trucks will begin hauling lived-in vehicles away from heavily impacted neighborhoods. Mayor Matt Mahan described the numbers as "overwhelming." About 960 of the lived-in vehicles are oversized, and an additional 1,014 oversized vehicles are not occupied, according to city data. On Thursday, Mahan and officials with the Department of Transportation launched the Oversized and Lived-in Vehicle Enforcement (OLIVE) program and released a list of 30 sites that will soon be enforced as tow-away zones. One site will be prioritized per week, starting with 20 oversized vehicles parked on Chynoweth Avenue. "With the new year comes a new plan for getting a handle on the overwhelming number of oversized and lived-in vehicles on city streets," Mahan said. "Compassion without accountability will not create the change neighbors across San Jose need and deserve. We’ll also be requiring that people come indoors by establishing no encampment zones and no parking zones in select areas." City crews took an inventory of San Jose within the last two months and mapped out which areas are most impacted by oversized vehicles. Thirty tow away zones were picked based on "site conditions and proximity to sensitive areas such as streets and locations near schools, waterways, and around the city’s interim housing facilities," the mayor's office wrote. The tow away blitz aims to address neighborhoods' humanitarian, environmental, and public safety concerns, said City Manager Jennifer Maguire. "No parking" signs will be posted two weeks in advance of enforcement, the mayor's office said. "During the active enforcement period, any vehicle parked within the temporary tow-away zone will be required to relocate. Enforcement will apply to all vehicles parked in the restricted zone, whether lived-in or not," the mayor's office wrote. A list of San Jose's 30 OLIVE locations and timelines is below: Tow-Away-Site-locationsDownload The city is spending $3.3 million on the program. Ten sites will become permanent tow-away zones, while 20 sites will be temporary, the mayor's office said. Engagement efforts will include distributing informational flyers providing vehicle occupants and owners with general information about the OLIVE program, how to comply to avoid towing, and what to do if their vehicle is towed. In coordination with the Housing Department, information on supportive parking sites, alternate shelter, and potential upcoming shelter or housing placements will be shared. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht /MediaNews Group /via Getty Images) This year, the city plans to open its second and largest safe parking site -- the Berryessa Safe Parking Site -- on a 6.3-acre lot in District 4 which can take up to 85 vehicles off city streets.  City officials said a smaller tow-away program enforced around three schools in 2023 helped students and families feel safer, as well as reduce crime. San Jose is home to about 6,340 unsheltered people, and has the fourth highest number of homeless people per capita in the U.S., a 2024 survey found.