Prevalence of Sexual Assault in the Military
The Department of Defense’s Annual Reports Since DoD began maintaining data on reported sexual assaults,
the number of reported sexual assaults has increased from 1,700 in calendar year 2004 to 3,374 in fiscal year (FY) 2012.17 Since sexual assault is an underreported crime, it is difficult to determine whether a variation in reports of sexual assault correlates to a variation in the actual number of incidents of sexual assault. That being said, the number of reports reflects how comfortable victims feel coming forward. According to some, “If the SAPRO is truly accomplishing its goals, one should see increased initial reporting as victims feel more comfortable and then a decrease in rates of reported victimization over time.” 18 In fiscal years 2011 and 2012, information was available on three-quarters of the sexual assault reports because these reports were unrestricted.19 The vast majority of Service member and civilian victims who made an unrestricted report of sexual assault were women (88 percent).20 The vast majority of those accused were men (90 percent in FY 2012; 89 percent in FY 2011).21 It is worth noting that the military is approximately 86 percent male and 14 percent female.22
sexual assault in the us
On average, there are 288,820 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States
Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics | RAINN
An overview of the problem:
Women and girls are the vast majority of victims:
nearly 1 in 5 women – or nearly 22 million – have been raped in their lifetimes.
Men and boys, however, are also at risk:
1 in 71 men – or almost 1.6 million – have been raped during their lives.
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