Uber says it received nearly 6,000 reports of sexual assault from both riders and drivers across the United States in 2017 and 2018. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company voluntarily released the information, among other data, in its first-ever safety report on Thursday. In 2017, Uber recorded
Uber says it received nearly 6,000 reports of sexual assault from both riders and drivers across the United States in 2017 and 2018.
Overall, riders accounted for 45% of the accused parties. The report noted that some assaults occurred between riders. "I suspect many people will be surprised at how rare these incidents are; others will understandably think they’re still too common," Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said of the new report via Twitter."Some people will appreciate how much we’ve done on safety; others will say we have more work to do. They will all be right."
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