国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Uber reports over 3,000 sexual assaults in U.S. in 2018

Source: Xinhua| 2019-12-06 20:52:25|Editor: huaxia
Video PlayerClose

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange during the initial public offering (IPO) of Uber Technologies Inc., in New York, the United States, May 10, 2019.

Uber reported 3,045 sexual assaults during its rides in the United States in 2018, in addition to nine murders and 58 deaths in crashes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies, Inc. on Thursday disclosed for the first time 3,045 sexual assaults that occurred to passengers and drivers during rides last year.

In an 84-page safety report that examined data from 2017 and 2018 from Uber's ride-sharing platform, the San Francisco-based company said it has received 5,981 reports of sexual assault ranging from non-consensual kissing, groping to rape and attempted rape during the two years.

A total of 235 cases of rape were reported to the company during its 1.3 billion rides in the United States in the past year alone, up from 229 in 2017, said Uber.

Uber based its data on reports from riders and drivers, which means the actual numbers could be much higher as sexual assault often goes under-reported.

"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 tweeted about the report.

Photo taken on May 3, 2019 shows a parked taxi on a street in Sydney, Australia. A class action lawsuit has been filed against Uber on Friday on behalf of thousands of Australian taxi and car-hire drivers, alleging that the global rideshare giant allowed its drivers to operate without proper accreditation. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

In 2018, over 36,000 people lost their lives in car crashes in the United States alone, and nearly 44 percent of American women have been a victim of sexual violence in their lifetime, posing a big safety challenge to the country.

The company added that its users made 3.1 million trips every day on its platform during the 2017-2018 period.

Uber said nine people were murdered during their rides in Uber vehicles and 58 people died in Uber-related crashes.

Like its rival Lyft, Uber, which went public in May this year, is facing lawsuits over safety issues in the country.

KEY WORDS:
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011102121386113661
主站蜘蛛池模板: 肇东市| 永济市| 太仓市| 景泰县| 栖霞市| 宾阳县| 随州市| 新民市| 岳西县| 威海市| 长沙县| 新建县| 湟源县| 惠东县| 同心县| 东辽县| 新津县| 许昌县| 罗江县| 高密市| 开平市| 定西市| 汨罗市| 山阴县| 文成县| 抚宁县| 泗水县| 子洲县| 疏附县| 镇安县| 宕昌县| 兴安县| 垦利县| 哈尔滨市| 神农架林区| 翼城县| 彭泽县| 海晏县| 江西省| 昌江| 五大连池市|