LTC 115-2025 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update#10 - March 03-March 09, 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~~
March 17,2025
Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #10-March 03-March 09,2025
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 March 03-March
09,2025:
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
2023 2024 02/10/25-02/17 /25-02/24/25-03/03/25-
02/16/25 02/23/25 03/02/25 03/09/25
Total Arrests 4,476 5,187 114 125 117 142
Homeless Arrests /1,543 /34%2,179 / 42%66 /58%82 /66%43137%45 /32%%of homeless arrests to total arrests
24 261 29 28 21 7
December 2024
10 January 2025-YTDArrests-Refusal of Placements 104Sec.70-45 (Camping Prohibited)January 2025
13 October 2023 to PresentFebruary202538973
115-2025
MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
02/10/25-02/17/25-02/24/25-03/03/25-
02/16/25 02/23/25 03/02/25 03/09/25
Contacts/Engagements 18 13 22 22
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 1 0 1 3
Residential Treatment Placements 0 0 1 1
Arrests 6 3 5 6
Office of Housing &Community Services -Homeless Outreach Services Division Update
The following are service numbers for the Homeless Outreach Division covering the current period March
03-March 09,2025:
Homeless Outreach Services Division
02/10/25-02/17/25-02/24/25-03/03/25-
02/16/25 02/23/25 03/02/25 03/09/25
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 104 /72 88 /42 155 /42 141 /56
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 98 77 147 135
Shelter Placements 16 13 10 8
Family Reunifications 7 3 5 3
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 21 21 15 16
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 7 10 11 11
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
March 03-March 09,2025:
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
02/10/25-02/17/25-02/24/25-03/03/25-
02/16/25 02/23/25 03/02/25 03/09/25
Contacts I Welfare Checks /Referrals for Assistance
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