LTC 042-2025 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #03 - January 13-January 19, 2025MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter,City Manager ~~
January 24,2025
Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #03 -January 13-January 19,2025
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 January 13-January
19,2025:
..MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
2023 2024 12/23/24-12/30/24-01 /06/25-01/13/25-
12/29/24 01/05/25 01/12/25 01/19/25
Total Arrests 4,476 5,187 58 114 101 86¥
Homeless Arrests /1,543 /34%2,179 /42%26 /45% 49 /43%54 /53%47 /55%%of homeless arrests to total arrests
24 261 3 4 7 2
October 2024
16 January 2025.-YTDArrests-Refusal of Placements 12Sec.70-45 (Camping Prohibited)November 2024
5 October 2023 to PresentDecember202429710
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042-2025
MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
12/23/24-12/30/24-01 /06/25-01 /13/25-
12/29/24 01/05/25 01/12/25 01/19/25
Contacts/Engagements 0 18 27 31
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 0 0 3 1
Residential Treatment Placements 0 0 0 0
Arrests 0 4 7 10
Office of Housing &Community Services -Homeless Outreach Services Division Update
The following are service numbers for the Homeless Outreach Division covering the current period January
13-January 19,2025:
Homeless Outreach Services Division
12/23/24-12/30/24-01/06/25-01/13/25-
12/29/24 01/05/25 01/12/25 01/19/25
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 133 /45 122 /61 146 /84 129 /70
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 128 115 130 124
Shelter Placements 9 8 34 5
Family Reunifications 2 8 6 6
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 18 22 22 20
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 8 7 11 18
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
January 13-January 19,2025:
Contacts I Welfare Checks /Referrals for Assistance
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
12/23/24-12/30/24-01/06/25-01/13/25-
12/29/24 01/05/25 01/12/25 01/19/25II
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