Friday, January 2, 2026 7:43PM
6abc Studios (WPVI) — While 2025 was a good year for Philadelphia with a big reduction in homicides (down 15%-18%), the City has also seen a spike in domestic violence with in increase of 20% in reported cases. On Inside Story Joanna Otero-Cruz, the Executive Director of Women Against Abuse, and Adam Geer, Philadelphia’s Chief Public Safety Officer, joined Tamala Edwards as Newsmakers to discuss the crisis and the efforts actively underway to reduce the violence.
If you or someone you know is involved in domestic violence as either a victim or the assailant, call Philadelphia’s Domestic Violence Hotline – 866-723-3014.
Also in the program, the panelists look at a higher minimum wage in New Jersey and the inauguration and promises of new New York Mayor Zorhan Mamdani.
Join Tamala Edwards, along with Christine Flowers, Sharmain Matlock-Turner, Rich Negrin and Brian Tierney, Sunday morning at 11:30 on Inside Story.
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