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57. Police are only # 9 in list of most dangerous jobs

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http://www.businessinsider.com/most-dangerous-jobs-2011-9?op=1

Behind,
1. Fishers and fish related workers 116 for every 100,000 workers
2. Loggers 91.9
3. Pilots and Flight Engineers 70.6
4. Farmers and Ranchers 41.4
5. Miners 38.9
6. Roofers 32.4
7. Refuse workers 22.8
8. Truck and other commercial drivers 21.8

Police are # 9 on this list at 18.0 per 100,000 workers

and just ahead of

10. Electrical power workers 15.6
11. Constructions workers 15.6
12. Taxi drivers 16.1
13. Ground maintenance workers 14.0
14. Athletes, umpires, referees and coaches 11.3
15. Operating engineers and construction equipment operators 11.0

Please note if you add Operating Engineers and Construction Operators (#15 on the list) with Constructions Workers (# 11 on the list) the total per 100,000 is 26.6 per 100,000 which would make them #7, ahead of Refuse Workers, Truck drivers and Police (and pushing police to #10 and the only one below 20 per 100,000 in the top 10).

Of the 133 Police officers killed in 2010, only 53 was the result of NON AUTOMOTIVE ACCIDENTS. i.e. if you exclude auto accidents (most of which do NOT occur in chases) Police do not even make the top 15.

i.e. only 40% of all Police officers deaths involve NON traffic accidents. 40% of 18.0 per 100,000 is 7.2 per 100,000, which is below #15 Operating engineers kill rate of 11.0 per 100,000.

Now the Daily Beast puts Police in #12 most dangerous jobs:

Article:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/04/08/the-20-most-dangerous-jobs.html

Actual list:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2010/04/07/dangerous-jobs.html#viewAll


The Daily beast agrees with the above for # 1 and #2 then produces a different list, but they give weight to all injuries not just fatal injuries: Thus two groups are listed BELOW police, even through more people DIED in those groups then did Police Officers (Truck drivers and Taxi Drivers), and one group (Millers) were rated ABOVE Police Officers even through it had LESS deaths then police officers BUT also had more reported other injuries and thus rate above Police Officers as a more dangerous jobs:

1. Fishers and fish related workers at 129 for every 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 61 per 100,000 workers
2. Loggers at 116 for every 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 7 per 100,000 workers
3. Rancher/Farmers at 40 killed per for every 100,000 workers but only a total injury rate of 7 per 100,000 workers
4. Structural Construction Workers at 46 killed per for every 100,000 workers but only a total injury rate of 6 per 100,000 workers
5. Sanitation workers at 37 killed per 100.000 workers, but with a total injury rate of 5 per 100,000 workers
6. Pilots and flight Engineers at 72 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 2 per 100,000 workers.
7. Roofers, at 34 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 3 per 100,000 workers.
8. Miners, at 22 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 6 per 100,000 workers.
9. Merchant Mariners, at 23 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 5 per 100,000 workers.
10. Miller, at 12 Killed per 100,00 but only a total injury rate of 9 per 100,000 workers.
11. Power Line installer, at 30 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 3 per 100,000 workers.

12: Police.at 16 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 3 per 100,000 workers.

13. Fire Fighter, at 7 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 6 per 100,000 workers.
14. Oil and gas Drillers, at 23 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 1 per 100,000
workers.
15. Cement Maker, at 13 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 3 per 100,000 workers.
16. Taxi Drivers at 21 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 1 per 100,000 workers.
17. Truck Drivers at 22 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of .4 per 100,000 workers.
18. Construction Equipment Operators, at 16 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of .4 per 100,000 workers.
19. Animal Slaughter, at 2 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of 1 per 100,000 workers.
20. Security Guard, at 8 Killed per 100,000 workers, but only a total injury rate of .4 per 100,000 workers.