Assaults & attacks on taxi/private hire drivers from 2018 to 2021

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.025305

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. The total number of attacks and assaults on taxi and private hire drivers that have taken place each year from 2018 to 2021 inclusive

2. Of these attacks, how many were ABH or Common Assault?

5. Of these attacks, how many have resulted in a prosecution?

Clarification -
Many thanks for this. If possible I'd like to submit a new request based on the information disclosed above. Could you please provide the following:

Of the 168 reports of violence and violence with injury in 2020 and 2021, how many made reference to the victim working for Uber, Lyft, FreeNow, Bolt, Addison Lee, Kapten, Ola

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

CAVEATS
The information provided in this notice should be read alongside the information disclosed under Freedom of Information Act reference number 01/FOI/22/024998.

It should be noted that there were 168 offences recorded within the offence categories of ‘violence without injury’ and ‘violence with injury’ in calendar years 2020 and 2021, where the victim’s occupation was recorded as mini cab driver, private hire operator and/or taxi driver and the ‘occupation relevant to offence’ box was selected. The 168 offences were recorded within 164 crime reports. It should also be noted that a large number of the crime reports did not include details of the company the private hire driver was working for.