D.C. taxi regulators lack safety statistics

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Regulators in charge of overseeing D.C.’s taxis don’t know how many riders complain of harassment in cabs, or even how many cab drivers have been murdered or assaulted, the regulators told a D.C. Council committee Wednesday.

Officials from the DC Taxicab Commission faced a barrage of questions on cab safety from council members the day after a taxi driver was shot and killed in Adams Morgan.

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