LTC 318-2025 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #30 - July 21 - July 27, 2025318-2025
MIAM I BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC# LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM: {) '()-"-~ Eric Carpenter, City Manager {/UG l.._.£V(~
DATE : August 1, 2025
SUBJECT: Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #30 -July 21-July 27, 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 July 21-July 27,
2025:
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
2025 06/30/25-07 /07 /25-07 /14/25-07 /21 /25-
(Jan -YTD) 07/06/25 07 /13/25 07 /20/25 07 /27 /25
Total Arrests 4,476 5,187 3,052 110 110 93 120
Homeless Arrests /
% of homeless arrests to 1,543 / 34% 2,179 / 42% 1,287 / 42% 50 / 45% 44140% 42 / 45% 55 / 46%
total arrests
24 261 338 22 16 19 27
A12ril 2025
Arrests -Refusal of Placements 26
Sec. 70-45 May2025 October 2023 to Present
(Camping Prohibited) 59
June 2025 623
55
MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
06/30/25-07/07/25-07/14/25-07/21/25-
07/06/25 07/13/25 07/20/25 07/27/25
Contacts I Engagements 22 30 25 24
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 2 2 2 0
Residential Treatment Placements 0 0 1 2
Arrests 1 5 4 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 21-
July 27, 2025 :
Homeless Outreach Services Division
06/30/25-07/07/25-07/14/25-07/21/25-
07/06/25 07 /13/25 07 /20/25 07 /27 /25
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 138 / 54 159 / 78 97 / 67 134 / 63
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 128 153 91 131
Shelter Placements 5 6 4 3
Family Reunifications 3 6 7 4
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 18 21 21 23
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 11 9 14 6
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
July 21-July 27, 2025:
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
06/30/25-07 /07 /25-07 /14/25-07 /21 /25-
07 /06/25 07/13/25 07/20/25 07/27/25
Contacts I Welfare Checks / Referrals for Assistance
For questions or additional information, please reach out to Cilia Maria Ruiz-Paz at
cmruiz-paz@miamibeachfl.gov .
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