The latest numbers are certain to anger lawmakers on Capitol Hill who have been critical of the Pentagon’s efforts to get a handle on sexual crimes and misconduct.
U.S. defense and military officials told The Associated Press that close to 36,000 service members said in a confidential survey that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact.
Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues opened back up.
The uptick was driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues reopened.
Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues reopened, The Associated Press has learned.
WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues reopened, The Associated Press has learned.
The latest numbers are certain to anger lawmakers on Capitol Hill who have been critical of the Pentagon’s efforts to get a handle on sexual crimes and misconduct.
More female service members reported being sexually assaulted in 2021 than at any point since the military started tracking such data in 2006, according to a Department of Defense survey.
The U.S. military saw a dramatic spike in reported sexual assault cases, rising 13% in 2021 compared to a one percent increase amid pandemic restrictions in 2020.
Reports of sexual assault in the US military jumped 13% from the previous fiscal year, driven by a sharp increase in reports from the US Army at a time when the service is already struggling to meet recruiting goals.
