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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLTC 009-2026 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2026 Update #01 - December 29 2025 - January 04 2026MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LTC #009-2026 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of t e City Commission FROM: r7 Eric Carpenter, City ManagerV..,A/ DATE: SUBJECT: January 12, 2026 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2026 Update #01 - December 29, 2025-January 04, 2026 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 29, 2025-January 04, 2026: MBPD Departmentwide Statistics 2026 12/08/25-12/15/25-12/22/25-12/29/25- (Jan -YTD)12/14/25 12/21 /25 12/28/25 01/04/26 Total Arrests 5,187 5,392 50 92 83 84 94 Homeless Arrests / % of homeless arrests to 2,179 / 42% 2,427 / 45% 14 / 28% 48 / 52% 32 / 39% 41 / 49% 38 / 40% total arrests Homeless Baker Acts / % of homeless Baker Acts to 907 / 50% 357 / 43% 5/ 50% 7 /39% 3/27% 4/25% 6/38% total Baker Acts Homeless Marchman Acts / % of homeless Marchman Acts 266 / 55% 119/44% 1 / 50% 1 / 25% 0 /0% 2 /29% 1 / 50% to total Marchman Acts Police Placements 100 72 3 1 1 3 3 Arrests - Refusal of 261 795 3 7 16 9 6 Placements October 2025 November 2025 December 2025 October 2023 to Present Sec. 70-45 (Camping Prohibited) 111 58 42 1,083 MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics 12/08/25-12/15/25-12/22/25-12/29/25- 12/14/25 12/21/25 12/28/25 01/04/26 Contacts I Engagements 14 6 8 7 Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 1 1 1 1 Residential Treatment Placements 0 1 1 0 Arrests 5 1 2 1 Baker Acts 1 0 0 0 Marchman Acts 1 0 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 29,2025-January 04,2026: Homeless Outreach Services Division 12/08/25-12/15/25-12/22/25-12/29/25- 12/14/25 12/21/25 12/28/25 01/04/26 Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 154 /57 132 /52 161 /40 105 /36 Street Outreach Refusals of Service 149 126 158 91 Shelter Placements 5 8 8 12 Family Reunifications 2 1 2 1 Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 25 30 30 30 Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 7 5 3 3 Park Ranger Service Update The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of December 29,2025-January 04,2026: Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities 12/08/25-12/15/25-12/22/25-12/29/25- 12/14/25 12/21/25 12/28/25 01/04/26 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.