Ride-hailing service Uber received 400,181 reports of sexual misconduct between 2017 and 2022, according to sealed court documents viewed by The New York Times.

Between 2017 and 2022, 400,181 Uber trips resulted in reports of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in the US, or around one every eight minutes.

Uber has failed to release a report outside of the 2017-2022 time period while the number of sexual assault incidents has increased.

Emily Steel, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, got access to sealed court documents revealing more than 400,000 reports of sexual assault or misconduct after Uber rides over six years.

The figures come from documents that are part of a class-action lawsuit filed against Uber, which saw over 1,600 cases merged into one earlier this year.

The company has tested tools that make rides safer, court records show. Measures to stem the violence have been set aside in favor of protecting the company's business

Sealed documents for Uber in the US between 2017 and 2022 reveal 400 181 sexual assault cases were reported, not 12 522 as the platform said.

The federal judge overseeing more than 2,300 lawsuits seeking to hold Uber liable to passengers who were sexually assaulted or harassed by drivers dismissed some key claims in the nationwide litigation.

The ride-sharing company reportedly received a report of sexual assault or sexual misconduct almost every eight minutes between 2017 and 2022

New allegations are surfacing in court as Uber faces ongoing sexual assault lawsuits. According to recent findings, the company received a report of sexual assault or misconduct roughly every eight minutes over a five-year span.