Reports of sexual assaults across US military jumped by 13 percent last year, as bases began to move out of Covid restrictions and public venues reopened, AP reports
Overall increase is largely fuelled by a nearly 26 percent jump in reports involving Army soldiers, officials say.
According to officials, the overall increase is largely fuelled by a nearly 26 percent jump in reports involving Army soldiers. The increase in Navy reports was about 9 percent, the Air Force was a bit more than 2 percent and the Marine Corps was less than 2 percent, said the officials. While the military has made inroads in making it easier and safer for service members to come forward, it has had far less success reducing the assaults, which have increased nearly every year since 2006.
The previous year, reports went up by about three percent — a substantial improvement over 2018, which also saw a 13 percent increase.
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