LTC 092-2025 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #08 - February 17-February 23, 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 fJw,~
February 28,2025
Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #08 -February 17-February 23,2025
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 February 17-
February 23,2025:
M B PD Depart m entw ide Statistics
01/27/25-02/03/25-02/10/25-02/17/25-
02/02/25 02/09/25 02/16/25 02/23/25
Total Arrests 4,476 5,187 98 89 114 125
Homeless Arrests I 1,543 /34%2,179 /42%40 /41% 47 /53%66 /58%82 /66%%of homeless arrests to total arrests
24 261 0 6 29 28
November 2024
5 January 2025-YTDArrests-Refusal of Placements 76Sec.70-45 (Camping Prohibited)December 2024
10 October 2023 to PresentJanuary202536113
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MB PD Ho m eless Resource Unit Statistics
01/27/25-02/03/25-02/10/25-02/17/25-
02/02/25 02/09/25 02/16/25 02/23/25
Contacts/Engagements 23 22 18 13
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 1 1 1 0
Residential Treatment Placements 0 0 0 0
Arrests 4 6 6 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 February
17-February 23,2025:
Homeless Outreach Services Division
01 /27 /25-02/03/25-02/10/25-02/17/25-
02/02/25 02/09/25 02/16/25 02/23/25
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 170 /59 98 /75 104 /72 88142
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 164 94 98 77
Shelter Placements 12 10 16 13
Family Reunifications 3 5 7 3
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 19 17 21 21
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 18 11 7 10
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
February 17-February 23,2025:
Park Ranger Service -Hom eless Outreach Activities
01 /27 /25-02/03/25-02/10/25-02/17/25-
02/02/25 02/09/25 02/16/25 02/23/25III
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Contacts I Welfare Checks /Referrals for Assistance
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