Uber report reveals widespread sexual assault problem

Date: Dec 06 2019

Uber received 235 reports of a rape occurring during a ride in the United States last year — an average of four a week, according to a company review released Thursday.

  • The 84-page report reveals several startling statistics:
  • 235 reports of rape in 2018, up from 229 in 2017.
  • 280 reports of attempted rape in 2018, down from 307 in 2017.
  • 1,560 reports of groping in 2018, up from 1,440 in 2017.
  • 376 reports of unwanted kissing to the breast, buttocks or mouth in 2018, down from 390 in 2017.
  • 594 reports of unwanted kissing to a different body part in 2018, up from 570 in 2017.