The number of sexual assaults in the military rebounded in 2018 to 20,500, a new Pentagon survey obtained by ABC News shows.
In a setback for the U.S. military's efforts to reduce sexual assault in the military, a new Pentagon survey obtained by ABC News shows the number of sexual assaults increased in 2018 to 20,500, almost the same levels as five years ago, a result that Pentagon officials say will lead to changes in its sexual assault prevention efforts
The survey found that female service members between the ages of 17 and 24 are at the greatest risk for sexual assault from their peers, a trend in line with another report released earlier this year that showed a significant spike in sexual assaults at the three military service academies. "This is the trip wire," said Nate Galbreath, Deputy Director of the Defense Department's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office."This is what tells us that there's something going on that we need to hone in on. And so now that we have our trip wire set off and we've got a higher prevalence for women 17 to 24. We're going to be focusing very very tightly on that.
Accordingly, efforts will focus on lower-level leaders, particularly non-commissioned officers, and how they should hold service members in their unit accountable.
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