U.S. Uber Sexual violence Last year more than 3000 cases involving drivers etc. December 6 14:37
U.S.-based vehicle dispatcher Uber announced that over 3,000 sexual violence involving drivers and users in the United States has occurred in the past year.
Uber is a company that provides services for general drivers who register to call a car with a smartphone app and come to pick them up. Uber is used in many countries, including the United States, where there are few public transportation systems.
On the 5th, Uber released a report on the company's safety measures, which revealed that over 3,000 cases of sexual violence involving drivers and users in the United States last year.
Uber has used over 1.3 billion times last year in the United States, and the reported sexual damage includes damage that occurred within 48 hours of getting off the car in addition to riding.
The company emphasized that the rate of sexual damage has decreased from the previous year as a result of taking measures such as restricting the use of the account when the perpetrator was a passenger, and strengthening countermeasures in the future If so.
In the United States, sex crimes to passengers by Uber drivers have been criticized for being repeatedly reported in the media, and the company aims to show that it is facing a severe attitude to drivers who committed crimes by announcing the number of occurrences There seems to be.