HomeMy WebLinkAboutLTC 549-2025 - Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #51 - December 15 - December 21 2025MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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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��
December 29, 2025
Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #51 - December 15-December 21, 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 -December 15-December 21, 2025:
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Total Arrests
Homeless Arrests /
% of homeless arrests to
total arrests
Homeless Baker Acts /
% of homeless Baker Acts to
total Baker Acts
Homeless Marchman Acts /
% of homeless Marchman Acts
to total Marchman Acts
Police Placements
Arrests -Refusal of
Placements
Sec. 70-45
(Camping Prohibited)
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
:·,: .. i I f I I,'� 2025
(Jan -YTD�
4,476 5,187 5,264
1,543 / 34% 2,179 / 42% 2,362 / 45%
1027 / 49% 907 / 50% 352 / 44%
183 / 40% 266 / 55% 117 / 44%
59 100 69
24 261 783
September 2025 October 2025 November 2025
109 111 58
11/24/25-12/01 /25-12/08/25-12/15/25-
11/30/25 12/07 /25 12/14/25 12/21/25
81 79 92 83
46 / 57% 35 / 44% 48 / 52% 32 / 39%
2/22% 6/46% 7 / 39% 3/27%
0/0% 0/0% 1 / 25% 0/0%
4 1 1 1
11 7 7 16
October 2023 to Present
1,068
MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
11/24/25-12/01/25-12/08/25-12/15/25-
11/30/25 12/07/25 12/14/25 12/21/25
Contacts I Engagements 7 17 14 6
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 0 0 1 1
Residential Treatment Placements 0 0 0 1
Arrests 1 3 5 1
Baker Acts 1 1 1 0
Marchman Acts 1 1 1 0
Office of Housing &Community Services -Homeless Outreach Services Division Update
The following are service numbers for the Homeless Outreach Division covering the current period December
15-December 21,2025:
Homeless Outreach Services Division
11/24/25-12/01/25-12/08/25-12/15/25-
11/30/25 12/07/25 12/14/25 12/21/25
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 77 /31 110 /64 154 /57 132 /52
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 75 101 149 126
Shelter Placements 3 9 5 8
Family Reunifications 3 2 2 1
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 24 25 25 30
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 11 9 7 5
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
December 15-December 21,2025:
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
11/24/25-12/01/25-12/08/25-12/15/25-
11/30/25 12/07/25 12/14/25 12/21/25
Contacts I Welfare Checks /Referrals for Assistance
For questions or additional information,please reach out to Cilia Maria Ruiz-Paz at
gmruiz-paz@miamibeachf]_gov.
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