Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military service academies dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to new Pentagon data, marking a sharp turnaround from an alarming surge two ...

That total includes 15,000 women and 14,000 men who reported sex crimes. It will take more data to determine how reports of sexual assaults in 2024 compare with estimates of sexual assault.

Last year’s reported sexual assaults amounted to about 25% of the estimated 29,000 incidents of unwanted sexual contact among troops, crimes that range from groping to rape.

WASHINGTON — Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military service academies dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to new Pentagon data, marking a sharp turnaround from a surge ...

WASHINGTON – Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan called for sweeping changes in the way the military handles sexual assaults and harassment following a reported 38% increase in assaults ...

In 2022, 155 cadets and midshipmen reported sexual assaults occurring during military service, up from 131 in 2021. The Naval Academy, which has more than 4,500 students, saw the largest increase ...

About 8.4% of female troops and 1.5% of male troops said they were assaulted while on duty during the past calendar year.

A US Army staff sergeant who received a mere reprimand for raping the wife of a young soldier has been sentenced to 13 years behind bars and a dishonorable discharge.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

That gave us the results: the number of sex crimes cases filed annually since 2019. AOPC data has caveats. It doesn’t include cases filed against juveniles, which is protected information under ...

Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military service academies dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to new Pentagon data. (Patrick Semansky/AP) Reported sexual assaults at the ...