LTC 314-2025 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #29 - July 14 - July 20, 2025314-2025
MIAMI BEACH
OFF ICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and M
Eric Carpenter, City Manager ~
July 25, 2025
Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #29 -July 14-July 20 , 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 Miam i Beach . Th is 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 includ ing the number of shelter beds and res idential placements provided by the City
or its providers ; the total number of she lter beds ava ilable 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 Home less Resource Unit ("HRU "), and other City departments , have
dedicated resources to addressing homelessness citywide including through a un ified outreach initiative.
Together, these teams conduct weekly j oint outreach missions to proactively address homeless
encampments in areas of concern , while simultaneously offering services to homeless individuals
encountered during these missions . Th is collaborative effort has augmented engagement strategies in the
community by promoting more accessibility to services provided with in the homeless and mental
health/substance abuse Continuum of Care .
Miami Beach Police Department -Homeless Resource Unit (HRU) Update
The fol lowing are reported service numbers for the HRU covering the current period of July 14-July 20,
2025 :
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics --
20 L~ :_; ~~0?4 2025 06/23/25-06/30/25-07 /07 /25-07 /14/25-
(Jan -YTD) 06/29/25 07 /06/25 07 /13/25 07 /20/25
Total Arrests 4,476 5,187 2,932 108 110 110 93
Homeless Arrests /
% of homeless arrests to 1,543 / 34% 2,179 / 42% 1,232 / 42% 38 / 35% 50 / 45% 44/ 40% 42 / 45%
total arrests
24 261 311 11 22 16 19
Ai;1ril 2025
Arrests -Refusal of Placements 26
Sec. 70-45 May2025 October 2023 to Present
(Camping Prohibited) 59
June 2025 596
55
MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
06/23/25-06/30/25-07 /07 /25-07/14/25-
06/29/25 07/06/25 07/13/25 07/20/25
Contacts I Engagements 31 22 30 25
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 2 2 2 2
Residential Treatment Placements 0 0 0 1
Arrests 3 1 5 4
Office of Housing & Community Services -Homeless Outreach Services Division Update
The following are service numbers for the Homeless Outreach Division covering the current period July 14-
July 20 , 2025 :
Homeless Outreach Services Division
06/23/25-06/30/25-07 /07 /25-07 /14/25-
06/29/25 07 /06/25 07 /13/25 07 /20/25
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 171 / 74 138 / 54 159 / 78 97 / 67
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 157 128 153 91
Shelter Placements 10 5 6 4
Family Reunifications 0 3 6 7
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 19 18 21 21
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 20 11 9 14
Park Ranger Service Update
The fo llowing are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
July 14-Ju ly 20 , 2025 :
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
Contacts I Welfare Checks / Referrals for Assistance
06/23/25-06/30/25-07/07/25-07/14/25-
06/29/25 07 /06/25 07 /13/25 07 /20/25
For questions or additiona l information , please reach out to Cil ia Maria Ru iz-Paz at
cmruiz-paz@miamibeachfl.gov .