It wasn't even in the top 10 in 2014 according to the BLS Census of Fatal Occupation Injuries[1], as summarized here: http://time.com/4326676/dangerous-jobs-am

It wasn't even in the top 10 in 2014 according to the BLS Census of Fatal Occupation Injuries[1], as summarized here: http://time.com/4326676/dangerous-jobs-america/ http://time.com/4326676/dangerous-jobs-america/ Police and sheriff's patrol officers was number 15, at 13.5 fatal occupation injuries per 100,000 and it appears that around half of these were traffic related fatalities. The top 5 are: Logging workers Fishers / fishing workers Pilots and flight engineers Roofers Refuse / recyclables collectors [1] http://www.bls.gov/iif/cfoi_revised14.htm http://www.bls.gov/iif/cfoi_revised14.htm