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<p>The information requested is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Rape</strong></p></td><td
colspan="3"><p><strong>Sexual Assault</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Domestic
Violence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reported to RMP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Referral
received by SPA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directed for Trial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported
to RMP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Referral received by SPA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directed
for Trial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Referral received by SPA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directed
for Trial</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>It is important to note that due to the serious nature of the offences and
the time taken to investigate them, there may be a period of time between the reporting
of the offence to the Royal Military Police (RMP) and its subsequent referral to the
Service Prosecution Authority (SPA). Therefore reporting and subsequent referral and
direction to trial may not all take place in the same calendar year. Furthermore,
the figures for cases reported to the RMP may include some incidents which have been
reported for information purposes only, which are within the jurisdiction of the civilian
police to investigate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rape statistics are offences and attempted
offences as defined by Section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.</p><p> </p><p>Sexual
Assault statistics are offences and attempted offences as defined by Section 2 and
3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Assault by Penetration and Sexual Assault).</p><p>
</p><p>The RMP refer cases to both the SPA and a Commanding Officer (CO). All offences
under Section 1 and 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are referred directly to the
SPA. Offences under Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are referred to a CO.
The table above does not include referrals to the CO.</p><p> </p><p>Domestic violence
is not a crime classification, but may be recorded under the crime classification
of violence, for example, assault, battery or grievous bodily harm. For the RMP to
establish which offences are as a result of domestic violence would require an individual
review of all cases, which could be provided only at disproportionate cost. SPA figures
for Domestic Violence are only available from 2010 when the SPA started to record
Domestic Violence as a separate offence.</p><p> </p><p>These are not designated Official
Defence Statistics.</p>
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