LTC 094-2021 MBPD Citywide and ADCD Policing Plan February 3, 2021 - March 7, 2021DocuSign Envelope ID: E1CCA86A-24DD-4075-B395-CDAC43728F47
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC#
FROM:
DATE:
094-2021 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Interim City Manager Raul J. Aquila
March 8, 2021
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SUBJECT: MBPD Citywide and ADCD Policing Plan February 3, 2021 - March 7,
2021
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to update the Mayor and City Commission
and to provide a summary update on the efforts of the Miami Beach Police Department Citywide
and AOCO Policing Plan entering the 2021 Spring Break period.
Starting on February 15, 2021, the Department transitioned to the Spring Break staffing
deployment, temporarily consolidating yet even more resources to address the expected
increase in demand for service. Enforcement efforts have resulted in the following:
There have been seven hundred and thirty-one (731) arrests made between
February 3, 2021 and March 7, 2021. There were two hundred and sixty-three (263) that were
felony arrests. There were two hundred and eighty-six (286) that were misdemeanor arrests.
There were also one hundred and eighty-two (182) that were Municipal Ordinance Violations.
The following is a further breakdown of the violations associated with these arrests and are as
follows:
• Two hundred and thirty-two (232) of those arrested were involved public consumption of
drugs.
• Ninety-four (94) of those arrested involved public consumption of alcohol.
• Fifty-seven (57) firearms have been seized.
• Eleven (11) persons were arrested for reckless driving.
• Ninety-seven (97) of those arrested involved obstruction and resisting arrest.
• There were twelve (12) incidents that involved boating violations.
• Two hundred and ninety (290) of the all arrests occurred on Collins Avenue (40
percent).
• There have been three thousand-eight hundred and eighty-five (3885) Uniform Traffic
Citations issued between February 3, 2021 and March 8, 2021.
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The following is a breakdown of the residency status of the 558 arrested.
• Three hundred and nine (309) of the 731 arrested reside in Miami-Dade County.
• Of the three hundred and nine (309) Miami-Dade arrestees, seventy-eight (78) reside in
Miami Beach.
• Of the three hundred and nine (309) Miami-Dade arrestees, one hundred and twenty
(120) self-identified as being homeless from Miami.
• Of the seven hundred and thirty-one (731) arrestees, seventy (70) reside outside of
Miami-Dade and in the State of Florida.
• Three-hundred and fifty-two (352) of the seven hundred and thirty-one (731) arrestees
live outside the State of Florida. This accounts for 48 percent of the total arrests.
The following is breakdown of the location of the arrest(s) as it pertains to the area
configuration of the City.
• Four hundred and thirty-four ( 434) of the seven hundred and thirty-one (731) arrests
arrestees' city-wide arrests were made in the Art Deco Cultural District (AOCO). This is
59 percent of the total arrests made citywide.
• One hundred and twenty-seven (127) of those arrested in the AOCO reside in Miami-
Dade County.
• Of the one hundred and twenty-seven (127) Miami-Dade resident arrests made in the
AOCO, twenty-six (26) were from Miami Beach.
• Of the one hundred and twenty-seven ( 127) Miami-Dade resident arrests made in the
ADCD, forty-six ( 46) self-identified as being homeless from Miami.
• Forty-seven ( 47) of those arrested in the AOCO reside outside of Miami-Dade in the State
of Florida.
• Two hundred and sixty (260) of those arrested in the AOCO reside outside the State
Florida. This accounts for 60 percent of the total arrests.
• Of the four hundred and thirty-four (434) AOCO arrests, one hundred and sixty-eight
(168) were felony arrests. There were one hundred and fourteen (114) misdemeanor
arrests. There were one hundred and fifty-two ( 152) Municipal Ordinance Violations.
• One hundred and seventy-nine (179) of the three hundred and twenty-three (323)
arrests made in the ADCD occurred on Collins Avenue (38 percent).
• On February 28, 2021 at 153AM, Department personnel found the Chelsea Hotel/Havana
Vieja, located at 944 Washington, open in violation of emergency orders. Code
Compliance was notified and the business was cited.
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