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An estimated 20,300 active-component members were sexually assaulted in the past year, out of approximately 1.3 million active-component service members

• This includes approximately 1.0 percent of men and 4.9 percent of women.

The sexual assault experiences of men and women differ

• Among these differences, men who are assaulted are more likely than women to experience multiple assaults and to describe an event as hazing or intended to abuse or humiliate them.

The risk of sexual assault varies substantially by branch of service

• Men and women in the Air Force experience substantially lower rates of sexual assault than those in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps even when controlling for other demographic or military risk factors for sexual assault.

Sexual harassment is a common experience, especially for women in the military

• An estimated 116,600 members were sexually harassed in the past year: 22 percent of active-component women and 7 percent of active-component men.

Many who report sexual assault perceived some kind of retaliation

• 52% of active-component women perceived that they experienced professional or social retaliation after reporting a sexual assault.

The reserve component had significantly lower rates of sexual assault in the past year than the active component

• Among reserve-component members, 3.1 percent of women and 0.4 percent of men experienced a sexual assault in the past year.

The majority of sexual assaults, for both the active- and reserve-component members, were perpetrated by other military personnel and occurred in military settings

• 85% of active-component members and 81% of reserve-component members indicated their assailant was another member of the military.
• 65% of active-component members and 63% of reserve-component members indicated the assault occurred on a military installation, ship, armory, or reserve unit site.