Risk Factors

Current sexual assault trend data shows that:

• The majority of military victims are 20-24 year-old females in the enlisted ranks
• Most military alleged perpetrators are 20-24 year-old males
• Most military sexual assaults occur in the dormitories and living areas
• More than half of sexual assault cases involve alcohol use (86% of reported cases)

Source: Task Force Report on Sexual Assault Policies, dated 27 May 2004