Miami Beach homelessness dropped as tactics got tougher. Here’s what to know

Miami Beach has ramped up enforcement of its outdoor sleeping ban, using tactics including drone surveillance and “hostile architecture” to drive down its homeless population. An overnight census in January found just 93 homeless people in the city — the lowest count since 1997 — but critics say the city is simply pushing people into jails and onto streets elsewhere in Miami-Dade County.

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