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Let’s do the numbers on Uber’s safety report

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English - December 07, 2019 00:08 - 27 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 7.7K ratings
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Uber reported today that of about 1.3 billion rides in the U.S. last year, there were 3,045 sexual assaults, nine murders and 58 people killed in car crashes. Today, we’re looking at those numbers in the context of Uber’s market share: some 70% of app-based ride services in the U.S. Plus: How Amazon changed Baltimore, takeaways from the latest jobs report and how inflatable holiday decorations took over American lawns.