Let's not forget that cops are an extension of the government and their lives are more important that the lives of the average citizen... It's more like, if cops lives were REALLY at risk, a significant percentage would not show up for work, so any risk to cops is taken very seriously.
The occupational fatality rate for police is 16.8, as compared to:
- Farmers and Ranchers: 37.2
- Grounds Maintenance Workers: 13.5
- Fishers and related Fishing Workers: 147.2
- Construction Laborers: 21.4
- Roofers: 33.5
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers: 61
- Operating Engineers and other Equipment Operators: 18.2
- Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers: 90.4
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors: 40.7
- Logging: 87.4
- Mining: 28.1
- Taxi and limousine drivers: 22.1
- Truck Transportation: 27.2
Always remember how many New Orleans police didn't show up for work.
Always remember how the police ran away during the LA Riots.