LTC 225-2025 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #21 -- May 19 - May 25, 2025225-2025
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CI TY MANAGER
LTC# LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members oft e City Commission
FROM :
DATE :
Eric Carpenter, City Manager ~
May 30, 2025
SUBJECT : Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #21 -May 19-May 25, 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
commun ity 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 May 19 -May 25,
2025 :
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
04/28/25- 05/05/25-05/12/25-05/19/25-
''J, 05/04/25 05/11 /25 05/18/25 05/25/25
Total Arrests 4,476 5,187 98 98 93 136
Homeless Arrests /
% of homeless arrests to total 1,543 / 34% 2,179 / 42% 34 / 35% 41 / 42% 37 / 40% 68 / 50%
arrests
24 261 3 10 10 25
Februa!Y 2025
Janua!Y 2025-YTD 78 Arrests -Refusal of Placements 190
Sec. 70-45 (Camping Prohibited) March 2025
27 October 2023 to Present
Ai;iril 2025 475 26
MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
04/28/25-05/05/25-05/12/25-05/19/25-
05/04/25 05/11/25 05/18/25 05/25/25
Contacts I Engagements 22 24 24 21
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 0 0 0 1
Residential Treatment Placements 0 2 1 0
Arrests 5 6 6 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 May 19
-May 25, 2025:
Homeless Outreach Services Division
04/28/25-05/05/25-05/12/25-05/19/25-
05/04/25 05/11/25 05/18/25 05/25/25
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 183 / 69 185 / 55 167 / 68 226 / 56
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 176 176 162 216
Shelter Placements 7 14 10 10
Family Reunifications 4 2 8 3
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 19 20 20 18
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 9 1 14 8
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
May 19 -May 25 , 2025:
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
04/28/25-05/05/25-05/12/25-05/19/25-
05/04/25 05/11 /25 05/18/25 05/25/25
Contacts I Welfare Checks / Referrals for Assistance
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