Pentagon sees 1% rise in reports of sexual assault
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(CNN) — The Pentagon says the u-s military saw a one percent increase in reports of sexual assault last year.
An annual fiscal year report found more than 73-hundred reports of sexual assault against service members in 2022, up from more than 72-hundred reports in 2021.
The Navy, Marines, and Air Force saw a 9% percent, three-point-six, and 13% percent increase in reports, respectively while the Army saw a 9% percent decrease. Overall, the number of assault reports has consistently increased in the military since 2010.
