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I haven’t looked at any data but I imagine Japanese and German police don’t get attacked and killed and shot at the rates seen America. A lot of American police

I haven’t looked at any data but I imagine Japanese and German police don’t get attacked and killed and shot at the rates seen America. A lot of American police officers die each year so that probably plays into the officers using more force

throw0101a 4y ago
Being a police officer is the #22 most dangerous job in the US: * https://www.ishn.com/articles/112748-top-25-most-dangerous-jobs-in-the-united-states https://www.ishn.com/articles/112748-top-25-most-dangerous-j... After 4. Roofers; 5. Garbage collectors; 7. Delivery drivers; 8. Farmers; 11. Agricultural workers; 12. Crossing guards; 15. Landscaping supervisors; 21. Grounds maintenance workers. Or #21 according to this list: * https://finance.yahoo.com/news/30-most-dangerous-jobs-america-135344484.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/30-most-dangerous-jobs-americ... On average, <200 police officers have died because of the job each year over the past decade: * https://nleomf.org/memorial/facts-figures/officer-fatality-data/causes-of-law-enforcement-deaths/ https://nleomf.org/memorial/facts-figures/officer-fatality-d... Eye-balling it, on average about one-third were shot. The biggest single outlier was COVID in 2020, but otherwise the causes and their percentages seem fairly steady. The other side of the equation, people killed by police: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_killings_by_law_enfor...
mywittyname 4y ago
The American ones die largely in car accidents.
- th0ma5 4y ago
  Last couple of years COVID-19 has been the #1 killer of police.
mrguyorama 4y ago
A lot of American cops die in incidents completely unrelated to apprehending dangerous people. Things like car crashes. And COVID. Meanwhile, being a garbage man is still more dangerous.
walls 4y ago
You should try looking at the data. Being a cop isn't even in the top 10 most dangerous jobs. They're just monsters.

throw0101a 4y ago

Being a police officer is the #22 most dangerous job in the US: * https://www.ishn.com/articles/112748-top-25-most-dangerous-jobs-in-the-united-states https://www.ishn.com/articles/112748-top-25-most-dangerous-j... After 4. Roofers; 5. Garbage collectors; 7. Delivery drivers; 8. Farmers; 11. Agricultural workers; 12. Crossing guards; 15. Landscaping supervisors; 21. Grounds maintenance workers. Or #21 according to this list: * https://finance.yahoo.com/news/30-most-dangerous-jobs-america-135344484.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/30-most-dangerous-jobs-americ... On average, <200 police officers have died because of the job each year over the past decade: * https://nleomf.org/memorial/facts-figures/officer-fatality-data/causes-of-law-enforcement-deaths/ https://nleomf.org/memorial/facts-figures/officer-fatality-d... Eye-balling it, on average about one-third were shot. The biggest single outlier was COVID in 2020, but otherwise the causes and their percentages seem fairly steady. The other side of the equation, people killed by police: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_killings_by_law_enfor...

mywittyname 4y ago

The American ones die largely in car accidents.

th0ma5 4y ago
Last couple of years COVID-19 has been the #1 killer of police.

mrguyorama 4y ago

A lot of American cops die in incidents completely unrelated to apprehending dangerous people. Things like car crashes. And COVID. Meanwhile, being a garbage man is still more dangerous.

walls 4y ago

You should try looking at the data. Being a cop isn't even in the top 10 most dangerous jobs. They're just monsters.