Uber—Uber published first US Safety Report revealing nearly 6,000 sexual assault reports in 2017-2018
In December 2019, Uber published its first-ever US Safety Report disclosing 5,981 reports of sexual assault across 2017 and 2018, including 464 reports of rape. The report also documented 107 crash fatalities and 19 fatal physical assaults. While Uber framed the report as a transparency milestone developed with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, critics noted Uber only counted the five most severe categories of its 21-category system. Sealed court records later revealed over 400,000 reports of sexual assault or misconduct during a similar period when broader categories were included.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Protection | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Corporate Transparency | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Gender Equity | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.376 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.56)
Evidence (2 signals)
Sealed court records revealed over 400,000 sexual assault or misconduct reports vs Uber's public figure of ~10,000
While Uber's public safety reports listed approximately 10,000 serious assaults from 2017-2020, sealed court records in the Uber sexual assault litigation revealed more than 400,000 reports of sexual assault or misconduct during a similar period. The discrepancy arose because Uber publicly reported only the five most severe categories of its 21-category classification system.
Uber disclosed nearly 6,000 sexual assault reports in first-ever US Safety Report
Uber's first US Safety Report revealed 5,981 reports of sexual assault across 2017-2018, including 464 rapes. The report also documented 107 crash fatalities and 19 fatal physical assaults during that period. Uber worked with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center on the report methodology.