UK Combat soldiers more likely to commit violent crimes?

Somehow I doubt this study is true. Considering here in the US there are more reports about suicides than crimes, and we have a lot more veterans with a lot more deployments, this study should have all of us scratching our heads.

Combat soldiers more likely to commit violent crimes: study
By Kate Kelland
LONDON
Fri Mar 15, 2013

Men who had multiple traumatic combat experiences had a 70 to 80 percent higher risk of becoming violent criminals.

(Reuters) - British soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan - particularly young men and those who have seen active combat - are more likely to commit violent crimes than their civilian counterparts, according to research published on Friday.

The study of almost 14,000 British soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan is the first to examine the link between military service and violent crime by using official criminal records.

Researchers said the findings could help military officials improve their risk assessment of violence among serving and ex-military personnel.

They stressed that although the study points to a serious problem for those affected, it does not mean all ex-soldiers will become violent criminals.

"Just as with post traumatic stress disorder, this is not a common outcome in military populations," said Professor Simon Wessely, co-director of the Centre for Military Health Research at King's College London, who co-led the study.

"Overall you must remember that of those who serve in combat, 94 percent of those who come back will not offend."
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