HomeMy WebLinkAboutLTC 084-2026 - Weekly Homeless Efforts 2026 Update #07 - February 09-February 15 2026MIAMI BEACH
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner an� M�be�ity Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager � l.ftJcf �
February 27, 2026
Weekly Homeless Efforts 2026 Update #07 - February 09-February 15, 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 the
homeless 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 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 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 -February 09-February 15, 2026:
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
2024 'o::s 2026 01/19/26-01/26/26-02/02/26-02/09/26-
-(Jan -YTD) 01/25/26 02/01/26 02/08/26 02/15/26
Total Arrests 5,187 5,392 595 84 75 66 95
Homeless Arrests / % of homeless arrests to 2,179 / 42% 2,427 / 45% 247 / 42% 44/ 52% 27 / 36% 24 / 37% 38 / 40% total arrests
Homeless Baker Acts / % of homeless Baker Acts to 907 / 50% 357 / 43% 31 / 34% 3 /27% 1 / 10% 5/ 33% 5/ 38% total Baker Acts
Homeless Marchman Acts /
% of homeless Marchman Acts 266 / 55% 119/44% 11 / 42% 2/40% 3/43% 0/0% 3/60% to total Marchman Acts
Police Placements 100 72 14 3 1 2 2
Arrests -Refusal of 261 795 68 7 6 7 17 Placements November 2025 December 2025 January 2026 October 2023 to Present Sec. 70-45 (Camping Prohibited) 58 42 44 1,148
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