City of Philadelphia establishes Office of Public Safety

The City of Philadelphia and Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration have officially established the “Office of Public Safety”.

This new office will be led by Chief Public Safety Director, Adam Geer who was appointed by Mayor Parker.

The creation of the Office of Public Safety absorbed and merged the following offices:

• Office of Safer Neighborhoods (Formerly the Office of Violence Prevention)
• Office of the Victim Advocate
• Office of Reentry Partnerships
• Office of Criminal Justice
• Town Watch Integrated Services

“I have complete faith in Adam Geer and the Office of Public Safety to lead our City’s efforts in making Philadelphia a Safer, Cleaner, Greener city with Access to Economic Opportunity for All,” said Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.

“It is my great honor to serve the Parker administration as Chief Public Safety Director,” shared Chief Public Safety Director Adam Geer,

“From my time in the courtroom as a prosecutor to my role as Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety, and my work in the community, I am thrilled to lead the dedicated and talented team within the Office of Public Safety in serving Philadelphians impacted by violent crime. I know that we will not be satisfied until rampant gun violence is a thing of the past in our City and I am committed to achieving this vision with the guidance of Mayor Parker.”

The Office of Public Safety officially launched in 2024 and throughout the past six months, the office launched a nationally acclaimed crime-scene cleanup pilot in partnership with the Philadelphia Police Department and has several other initiatives in the works for this summer.

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