Suicides Down Among US Soldiers But Violent Crimes Rise -- BBC
US Army suicides are levelling off but rates of domestic violence and sex crimes among soldiers have increased, a report says.
Suicides among active duty soldiers, as well in the National Guard and the Reserve, totalled 278 in 2011, down 9% from 2010.
It was the first decline in four years.
The report also calls post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) an "epidemic", estimating there could be as many as 472,000 troops with the condition.
"There's a lot of good news in this report, but there's also some bad news," Gen Peter Chiarelli told reporters at a Pentagon news conference. "We know we've got still a lot of work to do."
Violent sex crimes and domestic violence have increased more than 30% since 2006 and child abuse by 43%.
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