Uber reveals data on rape, sexual assault incidents in 2019-2020 safety report

SAN FRANCISCO (KXAN) — On Thursday, Uber published its 2019-2020 US Safety Report. A section of the report highlighted rapes and sexual assaults.From 2019 to 2020, a total of 388 rape incidents were reported — 247 in 2019 and 141 in 2020. This showed a 6% decrease from Uber’s 2017-2018 report. In total, there were 3,824 incidents reported.According to the report, the overall rate of sexual assault reported on the Uber app decreased by 38% between the first safety report coverin