Sexual assaults in Canadian military have risen significantly -data

Members of the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces take part in a ceremony at the National War Memorial on Remembrance Day in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 11, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Sexual assaults in the Canadian military rose significantly in 2022 compared to 2018, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday in the latest indication sex crimes are a fast-growing problem.

In 2022, around 1,960 members of the military, or 3.5% of the total, reported they had been sexually assaulted by other people in the armed forces. This compares to 1.6% in 2018.