More US troops report sexual assaults as rates fall, Pentagon finds

The report marks another year of improving trends in the effort to tackle sexual assault in the military

The review included data from an anonymous survey conducted every other year that asks service members whether they've been the victim of unwanted sexual conduct or harassment.

The Pentagon's fiscal year 2025 report shows military sexual assault incidents dropped by 8,500 from 2023.

A survey found that roughly 20,500 sexual assaults occurred in the U.S. military in fiscal year 2025, down from 29,000 in fiscal year 2023.

A new Pentagon report says that more U.S. troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact to authorities

Reports of sexual assault in the U.S. military dropped for the third year in a row in 2025, and the Pentagon received a slightly lower number of sexual harassment complaints last year compared to 2024, the department said in a new report that was made public on Friday.  The Pentagon received a total of 7,998…

More troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact, but numbers still fall, Pentagon says  AP News