‘Ridesharing’ Incidents

Uber Driver in Los Angeles Arraigned on Theft and Assault Charges (01/28/16)

Uber Driver Accused of Aggravated Assault and Misdemeanor Battery After Pulling a Gun on Manatee County, Florida Passenger (01/26/16)

Uber Driver Allegedly Assaults Cincinnati Woman (01/18/16)

California Woman Says Uber Driver Broke Her Jaw (01/13/16)

Woman Allegedly Punched in the Face and Racially Abused by her Uber Driver in Addiscombe, South London, UK (11/30/15)

Passenger Hit in the Face by Uber Driver in Indianapolis (11/20/15)

Australian Woman Allegedly Attacked by her Uber Driver Suffers a Broken Leg and Blood Clot from the Ordeal (9/8/15)

A Los Angeles Woman Says Her Uber Driver Threw Her onto the Street (6/4/15)

Denver Uber Driver Allegedly Drove Woman to Airport, then Went Back to Rob Her Home (4/1/15)

Hiring a Lyft: Uber Safe or Uber Dangerous? (Santa Monica, CA) (3/18/15)

Boston Uber Driver Charged with Indecent Assault and Battery (2/9/15)

Alleged Assault by Chicago Uber Driver (12/10/14)

San Francisco Passenger Struck In Head with Hammer by UberX Driver (9/30/14)

Uber Driver Pulls Gun on Valet in Atlanta (9/8/14)

Philadelphia Uber Driver Beat Model, Pushed Earring through Skin in Traffic Jam (7/14/14)

Uber Driver Punches Passenger in Oklahoma (6/3/14)

Lyft Driver Attacks Pedestrian in San Francisco (1/14/14)

San Francisco Uber Customer Claims Abuse and Assault by Uber Driver (11/25/13)

Lyft Driver Brandishes Knife in Los Angeles (10/29/13)

Writer and Activist Reports Being Choked in DC; Uber Denies the Event and Responsibility (9/16/13)

Uber Customer Sues for $2M over Alleged Driver Stabbing in DC (9/8/13)

DC Uber Driver Allegedly Assaults Passenger for Burping (3/8/13)

Raleigh, NC Uber Driver Arrested and Charged with Sexual Battery (4/1/16)

San Diego Uber Driver Charged with Rape of an Intoxicated Person, Faces 8 Years in Prison (3/30/16)

Two East Lansing, Michigan, Uber Drivers Charged with Criminal Sexual Assault (3/18/16)

Uber Driver Charged with Felony Forcible Rape and Two Other Felony Sex-Related Offenses Against Passenger in Orange County, California (3/17/16)

Guleph, Ontario, Uber driver charged with sexual assault (3/14/16)

Grand jury indicts Murfreesboro, TN, Uber driver on two counts of aggravated rape and two counts of rape (3/14/16)

Seattle-area Lyft and Uber driver accused of trying to sexually assault a passenger charged with attempted rape (3/11/16)

Brooklyn Uber Driver Exposes Himself To, Sexually Assaults Passenger (2/29/16)

Woman in Henry County, GA, Accuses Uber Driver of Attacking, Groping Her (2/29/16)

Police Say 2 Students At Michigan State University Have Been Sexually Assaulted by a Rideshare Driver (2/26/16)

University of North Florida Student Files Suit for Battery After Alleging Her Lyft Driver Groped Her (2/12/16)

Uber Driver Arrested for Allegedly Molesting Journalist in Delhi, India (1/22/16)

Lyft Passenger in Jacksonville, FL, Granted Temporary Injunction to Protect Her From Stalking By Driver Who Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Her (1/18/16)

Uber Passenger Sues Driver for Sexual Assaulted and Battery,  False Imprisonment, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress and Negligence in Los Angeles (1/18/16)

Uber Driver Indicted for One Count of Rape, Two Counts of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Person Over 14 and One Count of Assault to Rape on Cape Cod (1/8/16)

Uber Driver Sexually Assaults Athens, GA, Customer in Burglary of Her Home, Police Say (1/7/16)

Uber Driver Arrested in Connection with Scottsdale, AZ, Sexual Assault Against Teen Passenger (1/1/16)

Dozens of Students Accuse Uber Driver of Harassment, Intimidation in Geuleph, Canada (11/26/15)

Kansas City, MO, Police Report 7 Sexual Assaults by Ride-hailing Drivers Since 2014 (11/23/15)

Los Angeles Uber Driver Accused of Sexual Battery after Allegedly Groping USC Student (11/22/15)

Uber Driver Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Passenger in Denver, CO (11/19/15)

Lyft Driver Held at $1 Million Bond After Allegedly Raping Passenger in Dallas, TX (11/16/15)

Austin, TX Police Investigating 7 Cases of Alleged Sexual Assault by Uber, Lyft Drivers (11/13/15)

British Uber Driver Gets 8 Months in Jail For Sexually Assaulting a Passenger (11/5/15)

Lyft and Lyft Driver Sued by San Diego Passenger for Alleged Sexual Battery, Gender Violence, Civil Rights Violations and Negligence (10/30/15)

‘Ridesharing’ Driver Charged with Allegedly Raping a British Tourist in Sydney, Australia (10/22/15)

Community Advocacy Director at Austin, Texas Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention and Counseling Nonprofit SafePlace Testifies the Organization Has Counseled 4 Victims of Sexual Assault by TNC Drivers in 3 Months (10/16/15)

Uber Driver Sought for Alleged Sexual Assault in Toronto in June, 2015 (9/25/15)

Toronto Uber Driver Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Passenger in His Vehicle (9/17/15)

Woman in Ohio Allegedly Sexually Assaulted by Uber Driver (9/10/15)

Uber Driver in New Jersey Accused of Raping a Female Customer (8/28/15)

An Uber Driver in China Charged with Robbery and Rape (8/26/15)

Philadelphia Uber Driver Accused of Rape in June Loses Bail Request (8/12/15)

Uber Driver Accused of Kidnapping and Raping a Female Passenger in South Carolina (8/12/15)

Uber Driver Charged with Sexual Battery in Virginia (8/6/15)

Uber Driver Accused of Sexual Assault in Dallas (8/1/15)

Uber Driver Allegedly Caught Masturbating In Front of Female Passenger in India (7/22/15)

Uber Driver Linked by DNA Evidence, Witness Accounts to Five Other Sexual Assaults in Boston between 2006 and 2010 (7/14/15)

Uber Driver in Chicago Allegedly Exposes Himself to a Female Passenger, Uber Admits He Should Have Failed Background Check (6/26/15)

Virginia Mother Alleges Uber Driver Molested Her 13-year-old Daughter (6/16/15)

Lyft Driver in Seattle Allegedly Drags Customer Behind Car After Demanding Sex (6/5/15)

Uber Driver in New Jersey Fondles Himself in Backseat with Female Passenger (6/3/15)

Uber New Delhi Molestation Case: Uber Cab Driver Suspended After He Molested Female Passenger in Gurgaon (6/1/15)

Mississauga, Canada, Uber driver is facing a charge of sexual assault after allegedly assaulting a female passenger (5/20/15)

University of Southern California Student Says Uber Driver Raped Her After Party (5/1/15)

New York Woman Says Uber Driver Grabbed, Assaulted Her (4/30/15)

Wisconsin Woman Tells Police Uber Driver Inappropriately Touched Her (4/27/15)

Houston Uber Driver Accused of Rape Started Work After 14 Years in Federal Prison (4/7/15)

Houston Uber Driver Accused of Sexually Assaulting Customer (4/2/15)

Uber Driver Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges in Paris (3/25/15)

Philadelphia Woman Says She Was Raped and Kidnapped by an UberX Driver (3/24/15)

Uber Driver Investigated After Alleged Sexual Assault in Mar Vista, California (2/3/15)

Chicago Uber Driver Charged with Sexual Assault, Unlawful Restraint and kidnapping of 21-year-old male passenger (1/14/15)

Uber Driver Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Assault in Melbourne, Australia (1/10/15)

London Uber Driver Asks Rider for Oral Sex (12/11/14)

Uber Driver in India Accused of Rape (12/8/14)

Orlando Uber Passenger Allegedly Touched by Uber Driver (9/25/14)

Three San Francisco Women Say Uber Driver Sexually Harassed Them (9/25/14)

DC Uber Driver Accused of Molesting Rider (7/28/14)

Uber Driver Charged with Fondling Passenger in Chicago (4/10/14)

New York-based Journalist Sexually Harassed and Stalked by Uber Driver (3/28/14)

DC Uber Driver Arrested for Alleged Rape but Not Charged Despite Strong Evidence (9/14/13)

“Rideshare” Driver Sends Seemingly Endless Amount of Creepy Text Messages to Rider (7/16/13)

Philadelphia Woman Says She Was Raped and Kidnapped by an UberX Driver (3/24/15)

Uber Driver Takes NYC Woman on Nightmare $293 Zigzagging Odyssey (12/13/14)

Los Angeles Woman Claims Uber Driver Kidnapped Rider; Uber Claims “Inefficient Route” (10/14/14)

DC Uber Driver Takes Riders on High Speed Chase (7/9/14)

Driver Allegedly Kidnaps Drunk Woman in LA (6/3/14)

Boston Uber driver worked while awaiting trial for 2 rapes (4/2/16)

Boston Man Arrested for Allegedly Dragging Two Police Officers with his SUV had a Long History of Driving Offenses; Drove for Uber in Month Preceding Arrest (11/10/15)

California District Attorney Says Flaws in Uber’s Background-checking System Allowed 25 Drivers with Criminal Records (8/19/15)

8 California Uber Drivers with Extensive Criminal Histories (8/11/15)

Dallas Uber Driver Arrested for Sexual Assault Had Prior Conviction of Felony Weapons Possession (8/1/15)

ISIS Sympathizer/Uber Driver arrested by FBI in Miami (7/17/05)

Houston Uber Driver Accused of Rape Served 14 Years in Federal Prison (4/7/15)

Convicted Felon in California Passes Uber’s Background Check (4/24/14)

Chicago Felon Found Driving for Uber (2/14/14)

San Francisco Uber Driver Accused of Assault Had Served Prison Time for Felony (1/6/14)

Lyft Driver Arrested for DWI with Passenger in Vehicle in Austin, TX (3/8/16)

Uber Driver Accused of DUI, Resisting Arrest After Crashing into a Party Bus in San Diego (3/3/16)

Uber Driver Arrested in Simi Valley, California After Super Bowl with BAC of .25 (2/8/16)

Uber Driver Arrested on Suspicion of DUI after New Year’s Day Crash in Los Angeles (1/4/16)

Uber Driver in Elsemere, KY, Accused of Returning to Passenger’s Home and Burglarizing It (12/1/15)

Passengers Allege Uber Driver Picked Them Up While Intoxicated in Santa Barbara, CA (11/25/15)

San Francisco Uber Driver Threatens to Rape and Kill Woman After She Cancels Her Ride (10/16/15)

Uber Driver Stopped in Chapel Hill has Three Warrants in North Carolina, including Assault with a Deadly Weapon (10/14/15)

Uber Driver Charged with Unlawful Restraint in Texas (9/27/15)

LA Uber Driver Used Gig As a Cover to Sell Drugs (8/21/15)

Arlington, Virginia Police Seeking Alleged Uber Driver in Assault (8/3/15)

Chicago Uber Driver Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Others (7/20/15)

UK Uber Driver Leaves Woman a Voicemail Threatening to “Cut Her Neck” after She Canceled a Ride (7/8/15)

Florida Man Faces 4th DUI while Working as an Uber Driver (6/6/15)

Qunnipiac University Student Assaulted in Presumed Uber Taxi (4/1/15)

Uber Driver in Denver Arrested After Attempting to Break into the Home of  a Passenger He Had Dropped Off at the Airport (3/31/15)

Imposters

A Man Who Posed As An Uber Driver Is Accused of Raping a Woman in Hamden, CT (2/27/16)

Toronto Police Warn Uber Users After Report of Imposters Attempting to Lure a Woman Into Their Vehicle (2/17/16)

Man Driving Car with Uber Decals Murdered, Raising Security Concerns with LA Police (2/9/16)

Two Men Robbed by Suspect Posing as Uber Driver in Memphis (2/3/16)

Harley Quinn Smith, daughter of director Kevin Smith, almost kidnapped in Los Angeles by Two Men Posing as Uber Drivers (2/3/16)

Women Pose as Uber Drivers in San Diego in Scheme to Rob Man  (12/5/15)

Man Impersonating an Uber Driver Picks Up Woman in Portland (10/28/15)

Chicago Criminals Posing as Uber Drivers to Commit Robberies (9/22/15)

Fake Uber Driver Tried to “Lure” a Simmons College Student into a Vehicle in Boston (9/14/15)

Man Posing as an Uber Driver Picked Up Two College Students in Texas (9/7/15)

Man Posing as Uber Driver Arrested for Attempting to Abduct Tallahassee College Student (9/1/15)

Fake Uber Driver Picks Up a Couple in Kansas City (6/23/15)

Man Posing As Uber Driver Sought for Sexual Assault by D.C. Police (5/11/15)

False Uber Driver Sexually Assaults Passenger in Manhattan (5/11/15)

Uber Imposter Reported in Dallas (10/22/14)

Man Posing As Uber Driver Robs Atlanta Passenger (7/21/14)