HomeMy WebLinkAboutLTC 284-2026 Weekly Homeless Efforts 2026 Update #25 - June 15 - June 21 2026MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #284-2026
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager � Ce,,,�
June 28, 2026
Weekly Homeless Efforts 2026 Update #25 - June 15-June 21, 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. 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, 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 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 -June 15-June 21,
2026:
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
20�·4 /;)/'..., 2026 05/25/26-06/01 /26-06/08/26-06/15/26--(Jan -YTD) 05/31/26 06/Q7/26 06/14/26 06/21/26
Total Arrests 5,187 5,392 2,252 94 82 98 80
Homeless Arrests /
% of homeless arrests to 2,179 / 42¾ 2,427 / 45% 904 / 40% 36 / 38% 38 / 46% 43 / 44% 32 / 40¾
total arrests
Homeless Baker Acts /
% of homeless Baker Acts to 907 / 50% 357 / 43% 142 / 38% 6/ 38% 4/27% 5 /36% 4/ 33% total Baker Acts
Homeless Marchman Acts /
% of homeless Marchman Acts 266 / 55% 119/44% 32 / 31% 0/0% 2/40% 0/0¾ 4/67% to total Marchman Acts
Police Placements 100 72 34 1 1 1 0
Arrests -Refusal of 261 795 224 6 9 13 9 Placements
Sec. 70-45 March 2026 A11ril 2026 Mal£ 2026 October 2023 to Present
(Camping Prohibited) 43 19 47 1,304