HomeMy WebLinkAboutLTC 004-2026 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #52 - December 22 - December 28, 2025MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #004-2026 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager �
DATE:
SUBJECT:
January 07, 2026
Weekly Homeless Efforts 2025 Update #52 - December 22-December 28, 2025
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to provide a weekly update on efforts by the Administrationto 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 homelessencampments in areas of concern, while simultaneously offering services to homeless individuals
encountered during these missions. This collaborative effort has augmented engagement strategies in thecommunity by promoting more accessibility to services provided within the homeless and mentalhealth/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 22-December 28, 2025:
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
1;1. ) (, ·' � 2025 " (Jan - YTD)-
4,476 5,187 5,348
1,543 / 34% 2,179 / 42% 2,403 / 45%
1027 / 49% 907 / 50% 356 / 44%
183 / 40% 266 / 55% 119 /44%
59 100 72
24 261 792
September 2025 October 2025 November 2025
109 111 58
12/01 /25-12/08/25-12/15/25-12/22/25-
12/07 /25 12/14/25 12/21/25 12/28/25
79 92 83 84
35 / 44% 48 / 52% 32 / 39% 41 / 49%
6/46% 7 / 39% 3/27% 4/ 25%
0/0% 1 / 25% 0/0% 2/ 29%
1 1 1 3
7 7 16 9
October 2023 to Present
1,077
MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
12/01/25-12/08/25-12/15/25-12/22/25-
12/07/25 12/14/25 12/21/25 12/28/25
Contacts I Engagements 17 14 6 8
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 0 1 1 1
Residential Treatment Placements 0 0 1 1
Arrests 3 5 1 2
Baker Acts 1 1 0 0
Marchman Acts 1 1 0 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
22-December 28,2025:
Homeless Outreach Services Division
12/01 /25-12/08/25-12/15/25-12/22/25-
12/07/25 12/14/25 12/21/25 12/28/25
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 110/64 154 /57 132 /52 161 /40
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 101 149 126 158
Shelter Placements 9 5 8 8
Family Reunifications 2 2 1 2
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 25 25 30 30
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 9 7 5 3
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
December 22-December 28,2025:
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
12/01 /25-12/08/25-12/15/25-12/22/25-
12/07/25 12/14/25 12/21/25 12/28/25I
For questions or additional information,please reach out to Cilia Maria Ruiz-Paz at
cmruiz-paz@miamibeachf].gov.
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Contacts I Welfare Checks /Referrals for Assistance