LTC 554-2024 Weekly Homeless Efforts Update #29MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC# 554-2024
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager� �
December 17, 2024
Weekly Homeless Efforts Update #29 - December 02-December 08, 2024
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to provide a weekly update on efforts by the
Administration to curb homelessness in the City of Miami Beach. This L TC 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 L TC 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 December 02-
December 08, 2024:
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
11/11/24-11 /18/24-11 /25/24-12/02/24-
11/17/24 11/24/24 12/01/24 12/08/24
Total Arrests 82 78 65 71
Homeless Arrests I 41 / 50% 42 / 54% 27142% 17 / 24% Percentage of homeless arrests to total arrests
0 3 0 3
Sei;itember 2024 January-YTD 42 Arrests -Refusal of Placements 254 Sec. 70-45 (Camping Prohibited) October 2024
15 Fiscal YTD November 2024 278 5
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