Lyft recorded more than 4,000 sexual assault cases from 2017 to 2019
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Lyft recorded 4,158 sexual assault cases from 2017 to 2019, according to the company's first safety report. The company said there were 1,096 reports of sexual assaults in 2017, 1,255 in 2018, and 1,807 in 2019.
The report, which was released Thursday, found that more than 360 rapes were reported over the three-year span. The highest number of assaults were labeled as non-consensual touching of a sexual body part, with 598 reports in 2017, 661 in 2018, and 1,041 in 2019.
Lyft said it does not report alleged sexual assaults to police, leaving the decision to alleged victims who file the reports. The company does offer support such as " counseling, emotional support and crisis intervention."
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