LTC 484-2024 Weekly Homeless Efforts Update #23 - October 21- October 27, 2024MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #484-2024 LETTER TO COMMISSION
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Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of
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November 4,2024
Weekly Homeless Efforts Update #23 -October 21-October 27,2024
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC)is to provide a weekly update on efforts by the
Administration to curb homelessness in the City of Miami Beach.This LTC is provided pursuant to
Resolution No.2024-33043 approved by the Mayor and City Commission at the May 15,2024 City
Commission meeting.The Administration was directed to publish a weekly LTC sharing the various metrics
and data regarding the homeless population including the number of shelter beds and residential
placements provided by the City or its providers;the total number of shelter beds available to the City;the
number of homeless persons arrested for violating the City's camping ordinance;and other metrics
pertaining to the provision of services to homeless persons in the City.
The Office of Housing &Community Services Homeless Outreach Services Division,in collaboration with
the Miami Beach Police Department's Homeless Resource Unit ("HRU"),and other City departments,have
dedicated resources to addressing homelessness citywide including through a unified outreach initiative.
Together,these teams conduct weekly joint outreach missions to proactively address homeless
encampments in areas of concern,while simultaneously offering services to homeless individuals
encountered during these missions.This collaborative effort has augmented engagement strategies in the
community by promoting more accessibility to services provided within the homeless and mental
health/substance abuse Continuum of Care.
Miami Beach Police Department --Homeless Resource Unit (HRU)Update
The following are reported service numbers for the HRU covering the current period of October 21-October
27,2024:
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
9/30/24-10/7 /24-10/14/24-10/21/24-
10/6/24 10/13/24 10/20/24 10/27/24
Total Arrests 108 93 82 83
Homeless Arrests /52 1 48%50 /54%42 /51%26 /31%Percentage of homeless arrests to total arrests
4 4 3 3
July 2024 January-YTD56Arrests-Refusal of Placements 244
Sec.70-45 (Camping Prohibited)August2024
27 Fiscal YTDSeptember202426842
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MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
9/30/24-10/7/24-10/14/24-10/21/24-
10/6/24 10/13/24 10/20/24 10/27 /24
Contacts/Engagements 22 22 26 15
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 2 2 2 0
Residential Treatment Placements 0 0 0 0
Arrests 7 5 3 3
Office of Housing &Community Services -Homeless Outreach Services Division Update
The following are service numbers for the Homeless Outreach Division covering the current period of October
21-October 27,2024:
Homeless Outreach Services Division
9/30/24-10/7 /24-10/14/24-10/21 /24-
10/6/24 10/13/24 10/20/24 10/27 /24
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 121 197 186 /67 280 /82 190 /79
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 114 179 271 188
Shelter Placements 17 28 12 6
Family Reunifications 7 2 7 4
Average number of shelter beds available to the City per day 17 10 10 10
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
October 21-October 27,2024:
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
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9130124-11 on 124-110114124.10121124.
10/6/24 10/13/24 10/20/24 10/27 /24
Contacts I Welfare Checks/Referrals for Assistance
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