US media: In 2021, the sexual assault incident of the US military increased by nearly 36,000 soldiers.

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Overseas Network, September 1st. According to the Associated Press reported on August 31, due to the restrictions on the lifting of the epidemic in the U.S. military base, the re -opening of public places, and the significant increase in the number of U.S. Army and the Navy, in 2021 The number increased by 13%, and nearly 36,000 soldiers claimed that they had encountered sexual assault.

According to US military officials, the main reason for the increase in the number of sexual assault cases is that reports involving the sexual assault of the army have increased by nearly 26%, which is the highest growth rate since 2013. In addition, the number of sexual assault cases involved in the US Navy was about 9%, the Air Force was slightly higher than 2%, and the Marine Corps was less than 2%.

The US Department of Defense issues a report every year, which is the number of sexual assault cases related to the army or the army. However, because sexual assaults are often a criminal behavior of "secret but not declare", the US Department of Defense conducts a confidential investigation every two years in order to better understand the sexual assault problems within the army. According to US media, the latest confidential survey shows that about 35,800 American soldiers have suffered a type of sexual assault in 2021, and only about 20,000 people in similar investigations in 2018.

According to the US media, the US Department of Defense and the military tried to formulate policies to prevent sexual assault and encourage reporting related behaviors, but they still had little effect in reducing sexual assault. Since 2006, the sexual assault cases of the US military have been increasing almost every year. Essence (Overseas network/Zhang Ni internship compilation/Zhu Xuehan)

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