Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Michael Gongora, I have placed a discussion item on the April 11, 2018 Commission agenda regarding the increase in crime in Miami Beach and having more community policing in Miami Beach Citywide.
This matter was previously referred to the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee (NCAC) by the City Commission on February 14, 2018 and was discussed by the NCAC on March 21, 2018 (Item 32). At its meeting, the NCAC provided direction to the City Administration to provide national, state, and county crime trend comparisons; to provide a breakdown of crime statistics and arrests, including by area and by type; and, to come back with proposals for an independent study and focus group to analyze community perceptions for review at the NCAC meeting on April 4, 2018.