Page 3 - WHY SHEBAH

There have been many reports on assaults in Uber vehicles where both passenger and driver
have been victims. (Supplied)

Ms McEncroe launched Shebah in 2017 from her Melbourne home. Shebah drivers are
exclusively female, and they only cater to women, young children and even pets if needed.
While rideshare companies like Uber will not share figures on assaults on or by drivers, the
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research told 9News.com.au that latest figures show 13
people were assaulted in an Uber or similar rideshare service in the year up to September 2018.
There were 169 assaults in other vehicles, 94 of which were on women.

According to Crime Statistics Victoria, there were 44 reports of people being attacked in a taxi
during the same period. Of those, 32 were male and 12 were female.

In 2017 that total was 49 with six female and 43 male victims reported. According to South
Australia Police figures, there were a total 81 assaults on taxi drivers reported last year.