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Fort Hood identified as least-safe post for female soldiers: study
Fort Hood identified as least-safe post for female soldiers: study
BY ELLEN MITCHELL - 06/21/21 01:06 PM EDT The Hill
Female soldiers have the highest risk of being sexually assaulted at Fort Hood, Texas, making it the least-safe post for women in the Army, according to a new RAND Corp. study.
The report, released Friday, found that female soldiers at Fort Hood have an 8.4 percent risk of sexual assault, nearly one-third higher than the 5.8 percent risk faced by the average woman in the Army.
In comparison, the study found the average risk of sexual assault for men in the service was 0.64 percent...
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RAND, which studied the risk of sexual assault and harassment for Army soldiers between August 2017 and July 2018, found that of the 5,883 women based at Fort Hood between those dates, 494 were sexually assaulted — about 1 in 12.
The report, released Friday, found that female soldiers at Fort Hood have an 8.4 percent risk of sexual assault, nearly one-third higher than the 5.8 percent risk faced by the average woman in the Army.
In comparison, the study found the average risk of sexual assault for men in the service was 0.64 percent...
...
RAND, which studied the risk of sexual assault and harassment for Army soldiers between August 2017 and July 2018, found that of the 5,883 women based at Fort Hood between those dates, 494 were sexually assaulted — about 1 in 12.
more:
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/559418-fort-hood-identified-as-least-safe-post-for-female-soldiers-study