LTC 423-2025 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #39 - September 22 - September 28, 2025M IAM I BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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TO:
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DATE:
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter,City Manager ~~
October 3,2025
Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #39 -September 22-September 28,2025
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 September 22-
September 28,2025:
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
2025 09/01/25-09/08/25-09/15/25-09/22/25-
(Jan -YTD)09/07/25 09/14/25 09/21/25 09/28/25
Total Arrests 4,476 5,187 4,138 141 99 110 125
Homeless Arrests I
%of homeless arrests to 1,543 /34% 2,179 / 42%1,815 / 44%64 / 45%52 /53%58 /53%69 /55%
total arrests
Baker Acts/
%of homeless Baker Acts to 1027 / 49% 907 /50%281 /45%4/44%4/31%4/27%7 /54%
total Baker Acts
Marchman Acts /
%of homeless Marchman Acts 183 / 40%266 /55%100 /47% 4 /100%1 /25%3/50%5 /71%
to total Marchman Acts
Police Placements 59 100 45 2 1 2 4
Arrests -Refusal of Placements 24 261 570 30 19 22 24
Sec.70-45 June 2025 July 2025 August2025 October 2023 to Present
(Camping Prohibited)55 97 120 855
423-2025
MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
09/01 /25-09/08/25-09/15/25-09/22/25-
09/07/25 09/14/25 09/21/25 09/28/25
Contacts I Engagements 32 7 22 30
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 1 0 0 2
Residential Treatment Placements 2 0 1 1
Arrests 6 4 5 9
Baker Acts 0 0 0 2
Marchman Acts 2 0 0 1
Office of Housing &Community Services -Homeless Outreach Services Division Update
The following are service numbers for the Homeless Outreach Division covering the current period
September 22-September 28,2025:
Homeless Outreach Services Division
09/01/25-09/08/25-09/15/25-09/22/25-
09/07/25 09/14/25 09/21/25 09/28/25
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 211 /44 161 /68 125 /63 141 /65
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 202 155 113 130
Shelter Placements 9 10 9 9
Family Reunifications 3 2 4 2
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 25 23 21 22
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 4 18 2 10
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
September 22-September 28,2025:
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
09/01 /25-09/08/25-09/15/25-09/22/25-
09/07/25 09/14/25 09/21/25 09/28/25REI
For questions or additional information,please reach out to Cilia Maria Ruiz-Paz at
cmruiz-paz@miamibeachfl.go.
~Jlcmrp
Contacts I Welfare Checks /Referrals for Assistance