Uber, the private mobility platform, released its second safety report in the United States, in which it states that it received 3,824 complaints in the five most serious categories of sexual assault and misconduct, between the years 2019 and 2020.
Uber points out that compared to the first Safety Report, which covered the years 2017 and 2018, the rate of sexual assaults reported on the app decreased by 38%.
The company explains that during the pandemic, travel decreased by up to 80%, as people limited their trips to essential trips , and that although the impact of Covid-30 on sexual assault in general remains unclear, data from various federal sources show a significant increase in violent crime during the pandemic, including murder, which according to the CDC increased by nearly 30% in 2020.
In a media release, the platform notes that as in its first report, Uber’s motor vehicle fatality rate remains being half the national average.
According to the information, the government data revealed that 2020 was the deadliest year on the roads Americans since 2007 as a result of an increase in risk behaviors, such as drunk driving, speeding, and not wearing a seat belt.
Uber explains that the report was validated by external experts, and that it is part of its efforts to drive a new approach to safety in the ride-sharing industry, to set a new standard for corporate transparency.
“Today we fulfill yet another commitment by publishing our second US Security Report, with data that continues to show that g A vast majority of Uber rides, over 99.9%, are completed without any safety reports. But we know that every incident in this report affects a real person. Behind each data point there is a personal experience and, sometimes, pain and loss, which must be recognized”.
The company indicates that it will continue to invest in security, creating new functions to help prevent incidents and challenging the entire industry to raise the level of protection for users.
“Disclosing our safety data does not mean that the Uber platform is less secure, it means that we are being more honest about the rare security incidents that do occur. Most companies won’t talk about these tough topics, but pretending they don’t exist just makes everyone less confident. Therefore, we hope that proactive transparency efforts will be recognised, supported and encouraged by stakeholders, regulators and others, not undermined,” the media statement said.
For more details on Uber’s second safety report, go here.
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