Officials said the decision to change the accounting system to have a report for every victim, rather than one report for an incident that could have multiple victims, would provide greater accuracy. Many of the numbers are preliminary and could change a bit as the reports are finalized. Officials discussed the latest reports on condition of anonymity because the survey results and sexual assault statistics have not been publicly released. This year, that number dropped to about 19,000 - including about 10,500 men and 8,500 women - which officials said suggested that there was a trend of sexual assaults declining. ‘Goodnight Moon’: 75 years in the great green room Two years ago, the anonymous survey conducted by the Defense Department found that about 26,000 services members said they had been the victim of unwanted sexual contact - a number that stunned officials and outraged lawmakers, triggering a barrage of congressional hearings and legislative changes. That increase comes on the heels of an unprecedented 50 percent spike in reporting in the previous year.īased on those numbers, and the anonymous survey conducted by the Rand Corp., officials said that about 1 in every 4 victims filed a report this year, in sharp contrast to 2012, when only about 1 in every 10 military victims came forward. 30, compared with a little more than 5,000 last year. Using last year's accounting methods, there were roughly 5,400 sexual assaults reported as of the end of the 2014 fiscal year on Sept. The Pentagon changed its method of accounting for the assaults this year, and now each victim counts for one report. The officials said there were nearly 6,000 victims of reported assaults in 2014, compared with just over 5,500 last year. The number of sexual assaults reported by military service members increased 8 percent in 2014, but details set for release Thursday and a new anonymous survey suggest victims are becoming far more willing to come forward and seek help or file complaints than in years past, officials told The Associated Press.
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