Number of sexual assaults reported in military spiked last year, StatCan survey says

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A new report from Statistics Canada says the percentage of military members who reported being sexually assaulted by another member of the military more than doubled between 2018 and 2022.

The report says 3.5 per cent of Canadian Armed Forces personnel said they were sexually assaulted by another military member in 2022.

That is a significant increase over the 1.6 per cent rate reported by the same survey in 2018, and the 1.7 per cent reported in 2016.

Statistics Canada defines sexual assault as sexual attacks, unwanted touching and sexual activity when the victim was unable to consent.

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Victims of these assaults were more likely to

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