By Police1 Staff
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released information on the number of fatal work injuries in 2010, and some of the numbers have implications for police officers:
“The number of fatal work injuries among protective service occupations increased to 258 in 2010 after two years of declines. The increase was led by fatalities among police officers, which rose 40 percent from 96 to 134 in 2010. Of the 134 fatal work injuries among police officers, 57 involved highway incidents and 48 involved homicides,” a statement read.
Their data come from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), which compiles a count of all fatal work injuries in the United States during a given calendar year.
For more information, see a PDF file of the results here. A visual breakdown of where police fatalities fall among other occupations can be found on page 19 of the document.