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The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. Associated Press
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Reported sex assaults in the U.S. military have dropped.

That reverses what had been a growing problem

By LOLITA C. BALDOR by The Associated Press. Both are At the same time, 8,515 sexual assaults day to his military commanders, who
Associated Press dramatic reversals of what has been were reported last year involving mem- were gathered at the White House.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of a growing problem in recent years. bers of the U.S. military, a decrease “I’m proud that for the first time in
reported sexual assaults across the More than 29,000 active-duty service from 8,942 in 2022. And officials said nearly a decade, rates of sexual
military decreased last year, and a members said in the survey that they the U.S. military academies also saw assault and harassment are, within
confidential survey found a 19% drop had unwanted sexual contact during fewer reported sexual assaults in the the active-duty forces, are down.
in the number of service members the previous year, compared with school year that ended last spring They’re down. That’s because of your
who said they had experienced some nearly 36,000 in the 2021 survey, ac- versus the previous year. leadership,” Biden said.
type of unwanted sexual contact, cording to several defense officials. President Joe Biden hailed the im-
according to new figures obtained The decrease is the first in eight years. proved numbers as he spoke Wednes- Continued on Page 2