HomeMy WebLinkAboutLTC 012-2026 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2026 Update #02 - January 05 - January 11 2026MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #012-2026 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager � /
DATE: January 16, 2026
SUBJECT: Weekly Homeless Efforts 2026 Update #02 -January 05--January 11, 2026
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. TheAdministration was directed to publish a weekly L TC sharing the various metrics and data regarding thehomeless population including the number of shelter beds and residential placements provided by the Cityor its providers; the total number of shelter beds available to the City; the number of homeless personsarrested for violating the City's camping ordinance; and other metrics pertaining to the provision of servicesto homeless persons in the City.
The Office of Housing & Community Services Homeless Outreach Services Division, in collaboration withthe Miami Beach Police Department's Homeless Resource Unit ("HRU"), and other City departments, havededicated 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 individualsencountered 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) UpdateThe following are reported service numbers for the HRU covering the current period of -January 05--January11, 2026:
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
;'r1// I (l' I 2026 12/15/25-12/22/25-12/29/25-01 /05/26--(Jan -YTD) 12/21/25 12/28/25 01 /04/26 01/11/26
Total Arrests 5,187 5,392 181 83 84 94 131
Homeless Arrests / % of homeless arrests to 2,179 / 42% 2,427 / 45% 80 / 44% 32 / 39% 41 / 49% 38 / 40% 66 / 50% total arrests
Homeless Baker Acts / % of homeless Baker Acts to 907 / 50% 357 / 43% 9 /43% 3 /27% 4/25% 6/ 38% 4/36%
total Baker Acts
Homeless Marchman Acts / % of homeless Marchman Acts 266 / 55% 119 / 44% 2 /40% 0/0% 2/29% 1 / 50% 1 / 33% to total Marchman Acts
Police Placements 100 72 5 1 3 3 2
Arrests -Refusal of 261 795 21 16 9 6 18 Placements October 2025 November 2025 December 2025 Sec. 70-45 October 2023 to Present
(Camping Prohibited) 111 58 42 1,101
MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
12/15/25-12/22/25-12/29/25-01/05/26-
12/21/25 12/28/25 01/04/26 01/11/26
Contacts I Engagements 6 8 7 20
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 1 1 1 2
Residential Treatment Placements 1 1 0 1
Arrests 1 2 1 5
Baker Acts 0 0 0 0
Marchman Acts 0 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 January
05January 11,2026:
'Homeless Outreach Services Division
12/15/25-12/22/25-12/29/25-01 /05/26-
12/21/25 12/28/25 01/04/26 01/11/26
Street Outreach /Walk-In Center Contacts 132 /52 161 /40 105 /36 162 /55
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 126 158 91 156
Shelter Placements 8 8 12 9
Family Reunifications 1 2 1 4
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 30 30 30 31
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received 5 3 3 12
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
January OS-January 11,2026:
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
12/15/25-12/22/25-12/29/25-01 /05/26-
12/21/25 12/28/25 01/04/26 01/11/26
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.
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