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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
Bureau of Labor Statistics > Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities > Publications > Factsheets

Fact Sheet | Police Officers | August 2016

Percent distribution of injuries and illnesses to police officers by event or exposure, 2014
Event or exposureNonfatal injuries and illnessesFatal injuries

Fires and explosions

0.1%0.0%

All other events

0.43.1

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

3.10.0

Contact with object, equipment

8.70.0

Transportation incidents

14.041.2

Overexertion and bodily reaction

21.40.0

Falls, slips, trips

25.30.0

Violence and other injuries by persons or animals

27.055.7

 

Last Modified Date: August 2, 2016