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Those numbers might seem low to you, but that easily puts police officer in the top 25 most dangerous jobs according to this source: https://www.usatoday.com/s
by humanrebar 9y ago
Those numbers might seem low to you, but that easily puts police officer in the top 25 most dangerous jobs according to this source:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/01/09/workplace-fatalities-25-most-dangerous-jobs-america/1002500001 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/01/09/work...
- scarface74 9y agoFrom the article: The most common cause of death on the job were intentional shootings, which claimed the lives of 46 officers last year. Almost as many officers died in car accidents. Only 46 actually died from intentional shootings.
- humanrebar 9y agoSo some officers are murdered and others die from traffic accidents. I'm not sure why that makes the job less dangerous.
- scarface74 9y agoHow is a police officer getting killed in a car accident any different than anyone else getting killed on the roads?
- humanrebar 9y agoIt's not. But local governments don't hire a lot of deep sea fishermen, so they don't get hazard pay that affects local budgets.
- Pinckney 9y agoPolice spend more time driving than the average person, due to the nature of the job. Writing tickets on the side of the road is also hazardous. The job increases their risk of dying in a car accident.