Uber drivers accused of 32 rapes and sex attacks on London passengers in past year
Only two UK police forces responded to Sun enquiries into taxi rapes as controversy grows over company
UBER drivers are accused of rape or sex attacks on customers nearly three times a month in London.
They were suspects in 32 cases reported by female passengers in the capital across 12 months.
The tap-and-ride app, which now operates in 20 UK cities, claims to be the “safest ride on the road”.
It offers cheaper fares because it is not regulated by fixed prices in the same way as black-cab taxis, but has been dogged by controversy worldwide.
West Yorkshire Police disclosed four reports of serious sex assaults and eight violence incidents.
Meanwhile, the Met in London dealt with 154 allegations involving taxi drivers, including minicabs, private chauffeurs and even rickshaw riders.
Of those, 32 involved Uber drivers — the equivalent of one alleged attack every 11 days.
Uber driver Aliriza Kurt, 42, was jailed for 18 months in January for sexually assaulting a woman in Brixton.
The company yesterday said it takes allegations against drivers “seriously”.
A spokesman added: “Drivers who use Uber have undergone the same enhanced criminal record checks as black-cab drivers, teachers and care workers.”