Military sexual assaults rise by almost 38%; alcohol involved in nearly two out of three
Source: Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON Sexual assaults in the military rose nearly 38% from 2016 to 2018, according to survey results obtained by USA TODAY.
That spike in crime within the ranks comes after years of focused effort and resources to eradicate it.
The report, due to be released Thursday by the Pentagon, surveyed Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine personnel in 2018. Based on the survey, there were an estimated 20,500 instances of unwanted sexual contact an increase over the 14,900 estimated in the last biennial survey in 2016.Unwanted sexual contact ranges from groping to rape.
Enlisted female troops ages 17 to 24 were at the highest risk of being assaulted, said Nathan Galbreath, deputy director of the Pentagon's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. The Pentagon will target troops in that age range for prevention efforts, he said.
"We're very concerned about that," Galbreath said.
Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/02/military-sexual-assaults-climb-2016-2018-pentagon-army-navy-marines-alcohol/3625405002/
Baconator
(1,459 posts)... or that the number of people willing to report an assault is up?
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)The environment for reporting has become more and more favorable over that time period.
I don't think the actual incidences necessarily increased.
What I would like to see is a breakdown of the degrees.
Lumping groping in with rape muddys the picture.
Both are wrong, but I for one would like to know if rapes increased.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Of having a pussy grabber in the White House.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,180 posts)ancianita
(36,241 posts)Crowman2009
(2,507 posts)All they care about is their f'ed up version of gawd and killing brown people. They couldn't give a fuck about the welfare of their subordinates.
niyad
(114,006 posts)mahina
(17,778 posts)Theyy target violators not the victims
The Pentagon will target troops in that age range for prevention efforts, he said.