In a first-of-its-kind safety report, Uber said that of the 3,045 reported sexual assaults in 2018, 235 were counted as rape and 280 as attempted rape. Much of the attention has been on riders’ reports, but drivers face dangers too. Forty-two percent of sexual assault reports were filed by drivers who had reported nonconsensual contact, and riders were the ones accused of sexual assault 45% of the time. Nine people were murdered in Uber rides in 2018; ten were killed in 2017. Key background: Uber has been criticized and sued for not doing enough to protect passengers from sexual assault during rides.

Source: Forbes December 06, 2019 01:15 UTC