Reports of assaults involving US military members saw a drop in 2023 from the previous year [8,942]. Biden says he is 'proud' that for the first time in nearly 10 years, rates of sexual assault and harassment are down.
Reports of assaults involving US military members saw a drop in 2023 from the previous year . Biden says he is "proud" that for the first time in nearly 10 years, rates of sexual assault and harassment are down.Because sexual assault is a highly underreported crime, Pentagon does a confidential survey every two years to get a clearer picture of the problem. / Photo: AFP
President Joe Biden hailed the improved numbers as he spoke on Wednesday to his military commanders, who were gathered at the White House. The services are using an infusion of more than $1 billion in the last two budgets to improve programmes and hire up to 2,500 personnel as part of a new"prevention workforce" and place them at military installations around the world. So far, more than 1,000 have been hired.
About 25 percent of those who said on the survey that they had faced unwanted sexual contact reported it last year, compared with 20 percent in 2021, according to defence officials and documents reviewed by the AP.
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